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<br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />water assessments for agricultural water users appears fcasitM through this process as well. 111m this <br />might occur and be supported by slale and local policies and initiative's is a cCllIral1hcmc Oflhis n:pon. <br /> <br />Rl'garJing the third issue. the provision of prc-ssuri/l.'J secondary wah:r c:>.pands the' role of <br />mutual irrigation companies and irrigation districts in addressing d13ngcs in land use in their service areas <br />(i,c..the (,'ollvcrsioll of land from agrkul1urallo residential use). Entering into pressurized scl'tllldar) <br />service could ensure thallhcir assets. including bolh their WOller rights and c\isting irrigation <br />infrastructure. \\ ill remain \\lIolc. bl' protected. while the associated water rights remain anchored 10 the <br />local communil). <br /> <br />Regarding the fourth issue. il is m..cly that cfforts to rcdu('c or mitigate the future ris\.; ofdroughl <br />will rCl.Juirc crcating new opportunilies to more efliciently usc water alr~'ady dew loped for the <br />communit)', In this rept1rt. il will t'IC' shown ho\\ c,,"pallding the role of traditional agricultural waler <br />supplicrs in Ihe pro....ision of pressuri/ed raw \\ater for lands('af'lC use \\ ill improve overall efliciem:ies in <br />walert/se, <br /> <br />Figure:; - Pressurizeo Non-Potahle Pipl..:o (Seconda!"):) Supply for <br />Subdivisions Providcd by a Canal Company in Utah, <br /> <br />Illl\h IIml \\'"her Counlit... Call1ll <br />COlnr;tn~. t\a~HiIIl.'.l,!I;lh <br /> <br /> <br />Pipcd non- <br />putahll..: linl..: <br /> <br /> <br />l'ipl.'d potahll..: Jilll..: <br /> <br />l"'POC <br />","OW.'D""" <br />. $llIO III pol <br /> <br />~'" <br />-- <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />! <br /> <br />,.~ <br />'cOW"lllPU <br />. $ll 10 'Dpo< <br /> <br />'" <br />- <br /> <br />ST"HI <br /> <br />Cuurlt'S) orStellht'lI Smilh. "\llua EIlJeint'l.'rillg.lnt'.. Fori Collins. CO <br /> <br />Finally, \\hat is proposed as a pOlential stratcgy to meet both residential and agricultural water <br />needs appears to t'IC' greatly bene filed hy two additional n:sourl.'cs. Thc fiN is lhc Colorado Waler <br />Conscrv;'llioll Board's own construction fund loan program, thc IcmlS of which ilPJ'l'..'ar to be suprortiw oC <br />and wnducivc to, projects designed to improvc agricultural water deliveries and crcatc new cflkiclKies in <br />\\ater deliveT) systems. The sccond important resuurl.'c is the ~oo~ Farm Bill's Environmental Quality <br />Incentives Program ([<)]1'), This progrdm. administcred by the Natural Rcsourccs Consel"alion Service <br />(USDA), is e!>timated to havc substantial funds over Ihe nc't five years 10 1Il0dernilc agricultural water <br />dcli\iCries throughout the wesh.'m United Statcs, and particularly !l.lr thc purposes of improving wal~'r <br />qualit)' and water consl.'rvatioll, Ilow lhcse lwo important resources phi) intn thc four \.;e)' polic) issues <br />prl.'\"iousl)' lllenliofll.'d will he presl'fltcd in Chapter J, <br /> <br />, <br />