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<br />onion1 <br /> <br />pipes. If you reduce the quantity of water going through the pipes in the name of <br /> <br /> <br />conservation, the security of the bonds may be jeopardized in the view of the bond holder. <br /> <br />Lack of Q mmke:t <br /> <br />There appears to be a commonly held view that there is currently DO place to sell <br /> <br />conserved water and that, even if there were a demand, tbere are institutional barriers to out of <br /> <br />district transfers, <br /> <br />B~ of Reclamation obstJJcIes <br /> <br />There are several Bure<lu.ba.sed disincentives to conserving water in addition to tbe <br /> <br />contract renewal concerns mentioned above, Many Bureau projects operate under a take or <br /> <br />pay procedure which provides no incentive to conserve, This is because tbe User must pay the <br /> <br />same amount whether or not he uses his full amount of water allocation, Additionally there <br /> <br />are Bureau practices and policies that tend to inhibit tbe conservation and transfer of water by <br /> <br />making it difficult to understand the rules and procedures for transferring conserved water. <br /> <br />Lack of tedJnjcQJ IIIUi othu types of infOf1NZ1ion <br /> <br />Frequently the smaller irrigation districts do Dot possess adequate engineering or <br /> <br /> <br />consulting staff to assess tbe alternatives. Moreover, tbe provision of technical support can <br /> <br /> <br />open new viStas to water conservation in smaller districts, Some examples of technology that <br /> <br />23 <br />