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<br />~nJWlng xa~,Jn w rC;l(h ,'pumal ~lcld~ :\
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<br />w,llcr-usc n')r~ or al("cpUn~ "maIlloT
<br />qdJs, the onh ,uniT wa\" .1 tmnl'T ,-,m
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<br />reduce J crops b;bll w.ller demand 1"
<br />by T..-cluelng C\";lP.'T;I[llln ~kdIUlll- .lOd
<br />]c>w-prc..;surc sponkler sy,.!('ms .1" well
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<br />3" clop Irn~,ltllm s)"'i.1em:,>. ilTC p.utl,"ubrly
<br />dhncnt at reduung eV3p<'ratwn hl'"l3U:'\:
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<br />or c1,):-.e \(l plant Wt'b O[nt:[ mJn;j~em{"nt
<br />pr.lL'llll"S Ih;\l h,'lr the 5L111 f,"[.lln m..'l<;-
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<br />TelJUl" Ih,' ,lm,lunt "f Irn,to;,lllon waIn thM
<br />need,., It' he lkhn;rt'd to ;1 fit'll!
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<br />lnllltl'"d gfl'undWJkf I'<:",lur.:cs--,lgn.:u!.
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<br />W,ltcr m..mJI-'em<.'llI ~1f,ltCpC~ tll ~tn\"<' 1<.'1'
<br />Ihe ht-~I pt1~:'.lhk retllrn~ ::;'<.)m..: <-<lmm<'11
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<br />Incentives for Eflicient
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<br />Water Use in Agriculture
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<br />lfngJ.ll<.>n <:qlllpmt'nt ,mJ m,mJgt'111t'nl
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<br />\\OJtcr m res<:f\',)1f~ 1,,1' rckJ'ot" when 11 is
<br />111l1~t n<T{kJ. or preSCf\'Jtll1n of Will,'1 In
<br />deep ,lqWll:r,; rl'l future g("ner,l1l.ms
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<br />Finanl'ia! A....i..!anffl
<br />Co..l-Sharc Program..
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<br />t'nhJ.IKe lht' dfLu<.'llL\ of Lh':ll lrn~allon
<br />llr !J\'C"!IKk wJtL'fmg ~yslen\s (an obtam
<br />Icrh11l(al and hnanC1Jl .h~151"I11.:e fwm .1
<br />vanety "j rC5our<t's. lTl.:llIdl11g beal. 5t,llC,
<br />,\nd federal agc11l.X;;;. U!ll\.t'rSlU<:,s, anu pn.
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<br />hn C<,k'r.ldl' /;Irmer,. ,\nd rJn..:h.
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<br />'atur,l! Rt";,Juru'" C('11,..;'f\'atltln ~'T\'Jl<"
<br />C\RCS\. a br,ll1L'h pi the L5 Dcp,mmcllt
<br />.,l "\.~n':ll1tun:" 'lull1pl., progr,lms .,jh:r
<br />,1~"lS!.l11,(, In Jddr("s;;; J vanely (11 n,Hural
<br />rr:><.mr.:e llmL.;-m~" ll1c\udmg wiltl'r qual.
<br />Ity, water u~ eltlClcncy, ~lil qU<I!UV. ,ll1d
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<br />On.:- of thL" m.1st rt'lent ,mt! rx-Sl-kn,'\\ n
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