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<br />leader in La paz County, Arizona commented: "I don't believe in <br />compensation. I believe a conirnunity [must] develop its own potential-- <br />which you can't do with just money."Z6 <br /> <br />Ingram's study of attitudes toward water transfers in Arizona, New Mexico, and <br /> <br /> <br />western Texas found that leaders in both water exporting and importing basins questioned <br /> <br /> <br />whether financial compenastion was sufficent to sustain rural communities. Only 35 <br /> <br /> <br />percent of those interviewed in areas receiving transfers felt that water sales revenue <br /> <br /> <br />strengthened the area of origin; only 17 percent in areas of origin concurred. Nearly 90 <br /> <br /> <br />percent of rural community leaders stated that losses associated with water transfers were <br /> <br /> <br />not compensable.Z7 <br /> <br />16 <br />