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<br />Availability and reliability of water (including stored water, water for <br />augmentation, water for ground water recharge, etc.) <br />Limitations of existing infrastructure (including water transmission and <br />distribution systems, canals and ditches, etc.) <br />Limited use of meaningful drought and water conservation planning and <br />implementation (which specifies conservation measures and programs) in all <br />segments <br />Limited use of effective drought and water conservation tools (i.e., methods and <br />programs) in the agricultural segment <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Water users indicated that meaningful and effective drought and water conservation <br />measures and programs would need to include those components listed in Table ES-l. <br /> <br />Table ES-l Summary of Effective Drought and Water Conservation Tools <br />(jtIT"r <br /> <br />R <br /> <br />Municipal <br /> <br />Public Education and <br />Involvement <br />Lawn and Garden Watering <br />Restrictions <br />Fines and Tiered Rates for <br />Water Use <br /> <br />Public Education and <br />Involvement <br />Metering <br />Distribution/Transmission <br />System Leak Detection <br />Fines and Tiered Rates for <br />Water Use <br /> <br />-eo- lltur al <br /> <br />Water Conservation <br />Cooperative Agreements! <br />Operating Agreements <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Public Education and <br />Involvement <br /> <br />Alternative Irrigation Practices <br />(includes alternative crops and <br />planting strategies) <br />Lining Ditches and Canals <br />Conjunctive Use of Surface and <br />Ground Water/Recycle Water <br />Metering <br /> <br />Public Education and <br />Involvement <br />Use of Recycled Water <br />Alternative Irrigation <br />Practices (includes <br />alternati ve crops and <br />planting strategies) <br /> <br />The major issues identified by the opinion data regarding future water supply planning <br />and potential drought mitigation projects included: <br /> <br />2/1 7/2004 <br /> <br />Need funding to support water development and infrastructure projects <br />(including capital, repair and maintenance). <br />Need to develop new water supplies. <br />Need to improve the ability to predict the weather (as it relates to predicting <br />drought). <br />Need for new infrastructure including surface water and ground water storage, <br />transmission and distribution systems, large-scale multi-basin projects, and <br />water reuse projects. <br />Need for repair and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure including lining <br />ditches and canals, dredging and repairing existing reservoirs and dams, <br />repairing existing diversion structures, and upgrading water transmission and <br />distribution systems. <br />Need for improved water conservation measures and programs, as well as <br />measurement techniques. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />v <br />