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<br />~ :.t_.;; ....*.~::..'.~~;'"'.-....,,'. '''",'''.' '. ,-.~.. ''''',''' ~.:....' ._~ .-' ~,-- - .--- -. <br /> <br />006999 <br /> <br />however, use beyond this amount would be subject to an increasingly escalated price <br /> <br />per acre-foot. <br /> <br />. Districts could be empowered to modify the traditional use-it-or-Iose-it policy in the <br /> <br />allocation of water so that their constituent users will not apply more water than <br /> <br />really needed in order to avoid losing the water, as has occurred under the <br /> <br />traditional appropriation doctrine, <br /> <br />. Districts could offer to repurchase conserved water from constituent users. This <br /> <br />water could then be managed by the district to make internal improvements, to <br /> <br />achieve rural development, and to move water within the district from boggy, <br /> <br />unproductive lands to lands capable to sustainable agricultural production, <br /> <br />Monitoring and enforcemenJ of waJeT use <br /> <br />The districts could improve water conservation" by installing water measuring devices and <br /> <br />following up on excessive uses, This would require some district capital investment but also <br /> <br />requires a more proactive posture in ensuring beneficial use of its water. <br /> <br />The Role of State and Federal Agencies <br /> <br />In addition to the district role in providing incentives to its users, state and/or federal <br /> <br />agencies may need to provide incentives to, or impose requirements on the districts so they <br /> <br />undertake roles that are definitely new to many districts. , In some cases, incentives may not be <br /> <br />21 <br />