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<br />0010?5 <br /> <br />Education <br /> <br />In the context of the four topics presented at the workshop, we have talked about the <br /> <br /> <br />need to educate several different groups, These include legislators, municipal leaders, district <br /> <br /> <br />boards, district mao.agers, water users and the general public. Some panicipants felt that the <br /> <br /> <br />folJowing discussion on educating these groups was too presumptuous on our part and preferred <br /> <br /> <br />a more general approach that would encourage the shariIlg of research results with some of <br /> <br />these groups by invitation, <br /> <br />1, Lelrislators. Legislators need to be educated on district functions, district funding <br /> <br /> <br />sources, and the nature and concept of an irrigation district Additionally we need to provide <br /> <br /> <br />legislators with information on a district's role in state water planning and environmental policy, <br /> <br /> <br />One potential format for assisting legislators is an inter'i>tate meeting of about 25 legislators with <br /> <br /> <br />no more than six legislators from anyone state, Another format might be a series of sessions <br /> <br /> <br />on water policy with irrigation districts as a major compOnent. of the program, To elicit <br /> <br /> <br />legislative interest, sucb a meeting, may bave to be broadened to address tbe roll of state and <br /> <br /> <br />local governments in fashioning a coherent state water pOlicy. <br /> <br />2. Municipal officials and irrieation district boards, These two groups should probably <br /> <br />he educated together. They could be brought together to share information as well as be <br /> <br /> <br />educated by a third party. They should be educated primarily about the function and role of <br /> <br />each other. The format should be organized meetings set up for tbe purpose of a shariIlg of <br /> <br /> <br />information. <br /> <br />51 <br />