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<br />003JJO <br /> <br />rights and authorities. In the absence of legislation, federal administrative reforms have been p~omoted <br />with mixed success. State initiatives with respect to species and habitat conservation plans have also <br />fostered some successes, but also met with disappointments. <br /> <br />2002: The Committee and Council will continue to work with the WGA and other organizations and <br />interests to improve ESA implementation in concert with the conservation and use of western water <br />resources for other important purposes. The Committee will sponsor another workshop, and perhaps more, <br />on obstacles 10 and opportunities for accommodating water demands for endangered species purposes <br />within western water rights systems. The next workshop will be organized under the auspices of the Water <br />Resources Committee's ESA subcommittee and held in one of the Plains states. <br /> <br />Subcommittee: Jim Davenport (NV-Chair); Karl Dreher (ID); Roland Westergard (NY); Charles DuMars <br />(NM); Fritz Schwindt (ND); Dee Hansen (UT); Jeff Fassett rNY) <br /> <br />Estimated Work Days: 15 <br /> <br />Time Frame: Early 200 I and continuing throughout the year. <br /> <br />3. WATER CONSERVATION WORKSHOP/SYMPOSIUM <br /> <br />[This item, also described under the Executive Committee Work Plan, would serve as the annual WSWC <br />Water Management Symposium.] <br /> <br />Work to date: The Council has a long history of promoting water conservation. Demands on western <br />water supplies continue to grow, along with the population,- coupled with the recognition and value placed <br />on instream ecological needs, highlighting the importance of efficient use for all purposes. Agricultural <br />water use accounts for about 80% of the diversions in the West, and an increasing number of transfers are <br />taking place between agriculture and other uses. Municipal water use and conservation are increasingly <br />important, given the growth of major western urban centers. There are increasing incentives, public and <br />private, federal and state, for improving water use efficiency. Moreover, states and water management <br />agencies are redefining reasonable and beneficial uses. <br /> <br />In July 2000, the Council cosponsored, together with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and <br />Wyoming State Engineer's Office, a workshop/symposia focused on state of the art agricultural water <br />conservation practices and governmental policies and programs to promote efficient uses. The meeting was <br />held in Casper, and a summary of the discussions was prepared and distributed to participants. It was <br />suggested this should be a biannual event. <br /> <br />2002: The Council will sponsor, together with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, USDA's Natural <br />Resources Conservation Service (and perhaps the Environmental Protection Agency and others), a <br />workshop/symposia focused on state of the art agricultural and municipal water conservation practices and <br />governmental policies and programs to promote efficient uses. <br /> <br />Subcommittee: Sue Lowry (WY -Chair) <br /> <br />Estimated Work Days: 12 <br /> <br />2 <br />