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<br />Iyr 3 <br />5 yrs 11 <br />10 yrs 3 <br />20 yrs 2 <br />30 years 0 <br />40 years 0 <br /> <br />(Note: Zero and one-year terms were not offered as options in the survey form, but <br />were written in by several respondents. Some respondents who said in #10 that they <br />would not consider entering into an interruptible supply contract checked periods of time <br />here. ) <br /> <br />Specific comments explaining the term selected: <br /> <br />Reasons given by respondents selecting a 5-year maximum term -- <br />Doesn't trust the legislature and courts to interpret the law in the same way for <br />any longer than that. <br />After that period of time, a seller could determine whether to "sell .out and get out <br />of the area." <br />Uncertainty about the financial outcome of interruptible supply contracts. <br />Believes that water always appreciates in value, making a short term preferable. <br />"Times and demand change" <br />"Price fluctuations" <br />Wouldn't want to tie up assets for a longer period. <br />Unpredictable future and advancing age. <br /> <br />Reasons given by respondents selecting a 1O-year maximum term -- <br />"Uncertain beyond the period". <br />'Try it and see if it works." <br /> <br />One respondent selected a 2o..year maximum term, with "reasonableness" given as <br />the explanation. <br /> <br />One respondent first checked 5 years, then crossed it out and said 1 year, <br />commenting that planning is difficult on a long-term basis. <br /> <br />15. What else would you like to know about interruptible supply contracts? <br /> <br />How much water would still be passed by to downstream users? <br />Do ditches have any control? Contracts will affect delivery of all water. <br />"Will the renter claim farmer's water when used or the next year?" <br />What will stop cities from buying enough shares to eliminate the small user from <br />getting water through a smaller ditch? <br />Effects on non-participating farmers who are dependent on District water. <br />Detailed written explanation of various scenarios of how plan would work. <br />Has gone to meetings and no city has made an offer of what they'd be willing to <br /> <br />pay. <br /> <br />A-10 <br />