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<br /> <br />III <br />WATER EFFICIENCIES <br /> <br />WHO BENEFITS? WHO PAYS? <br /> <br />Author <br />Jim Dyer <br /> <br />Panelists <br />Ted Lyon, Imperial Irrigation District <br />Chips Barry, Denver Water Department <br />Chelsea Congdon, Environmental Defense Fund <br />Tom Carr, AZ Department of Water Resources <br /> <br />OBSERVATIONS <br /> <br />The following observations serve as a general summary provided by the conference conveners and do not represent any <br />"consensus" of the workshop participants. The full (verbatim) notes from each breakout session are provided in this <br />report following the text of each discussion paper. <br /> <br />The panel discussion began with a presentation by <br />paper preparer Jim Dyer, who described water efficien- <br />cy improvements as a strategic means to stretch exist- <br />ing water resources among growing demands. He <br />urged broad education of all stakeholders about the <br />consequences of water use decisions, and pointed out <br />the importance of defining the goals of saving water. <br />The panelists included representatives of an irrigation <br />district, an urban water district, an environmental <br />organization, and a state water resources department. <br /> <br />Each discussed experiences with water efficiency <br />improvements, with a focus on the impacts of saving <br />water in one sector (e.g. agriculture) in order to meet <br />demands in another sector (e.g. municipal). <br /> <br />Following the panel presentations the participants <br />broke into four groups. Each started its discussion by <br />addressing the goals of water efficiency. Some of the <br />ideas common to all three groups included: maximiz- <br />ing resource availability; reducing costs; and improving <br /> <br />81 <br />