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<br />COLORADO RIVER WATER BANKING <br /> <br />. California supports investigating establishment of a Water <br />Bank using the Colorado River System Reservoirs. <br />A Water Bank would: <br /> <br />f':) <br />c....., <br />t...:. <br />t ") <br /> <br />- Encourage implementation of best management practices <br />in water conservation by each of the entities using <br />Colorado River water. <br /> <br />- Allow needed flexibility in operation of the reservoir <br />system. <br /> <br />- Provide a means to repay inadvertent overuse in <br />consumptive use if and when it occurs. <br /> <br />- Allow a means to ensure against shortages and to meet' <br />critical water supply needs. <br /> <br />- Provide a much needed mechanism to improve <br />mangement of available resources within the Colorado <br />River System entitlements. <br />