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<br />000997 <br /> <br />they must do &0. Additionally, having an outside agency require action will relieve the district <br /> <br />Df potential liability tD collStituents fDr engaging in activities that may conflict with the interests <br /> <br /> <br />Df their water usen;. <br /> <br />11lfGmUltion disseminalor <br /> <br />The dissemination Df infDrmation role for districts assumes we need to change beha\~or <br /> <br />on the farm by providing both technical- infDrmation and public education, _ <br /> <br />Capital UrvI!St17le1ll <br /> <br />Districts could invest in water saving devices or improvements tD the system that would <br /> <br /> <br />save water. Or districts could take advantage of'state and federal assistance programs, One <br /> <br /> <br />example of the laller is the California program tbat provided lDw flow shower devices to the <br /> <br /> <br />water districlS fDr distribution to tbeir collStituenlS. A1thDugh the state was providing these <br /> <br /> <br />devices, the role of the districts was critical in whether the devices were ultimately used by <br /> <br /> <br />individual water usen;, One district made the devices available to each participant but did not <br /> <br /> <br />make any effort to distribute the devices, In this case, not many participants took advantage of <br /> <br />the use of the new devices. In contrast, the district in Marin County went door to door <br /> <br />distributing the devices, and used its own funds to do so. In Marin County, a much higber <br /> <br />percentage of usen; installed the water &aving devices. An irrigation example is tbe <br /> <br />arrangement between MWD and no in California. MWD provides capital in exchange for <br /> <br />no's saved Water. <br /> <br />19 <br />