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Implementation of the above "fixes" can be largely done within the framework of the existing <br />water rights, water allocation and environmental/permitting system, though some <br />legislative/regulatory changes would be required. However, what is most important is to have the <br />necessary will and financial commitment. The former could be manifest in the HB 1177 process, <br />though the Roundtable and, to some extent the IBCC members have evidently chosen, to date, a <br />more parochial approach to their mission. This then turns, in part, on the make up of the <br />Roundtable and IBCC. Are the representatives looking, on an individual basis, at what is in the <br />best interest of the state as a whole, with a genuine effort to understand and accommodate the <br />water demands of others? The latter will necessitate a significant monetary contribution from the <br />state taxpayers, be it through income taxes, sales taxes, severance taxes, etc., along with water <br />supplier investment. <br />8