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<br />10 <br /> <br />tives; but they can contribute to their achievement., They provide <br />avenues for improving the operation of the water available .in the basin, <br />and for developing better info,rmation leading to futur:e ,decisions about <br />the location, timing, and size of new development projects. <br />The water management system of the basin has evol ved , over dec:;ades <br />on an "as needed" basis. A number of different management orgilnizattons <br />, . , , . <br /> <br />have been created, each of whose decisions coul d affect every other <br />entity to some degree. Thus, intention.s for decisions need to be <br />communicated among the management entities so that conflicting interests <br />may be identified and resolved as needed. Their interaction and inter- <br />dependency between and among a growing number of, .water management <br />entities, as well as the number and complexity of the political and <br />. ',' , <br /> <br />institutional entities involved, complicates communication. Such <br />, .. <br /> <br />communication is vital in forestalling confl ict and avoiding counter~ <br />productive decisions from a basinwide, statewide or national <br />perspective. <br />The basin's water right owners need a way to achieve a healthy <br />balance between new projects and more effective use of existing <br />management opportunities, such as aquifer storage and planned exchanges. <br />Conjunctive use of surface and groundwater offers a possibil ity for <br />approaching optimal use of the basin water supply. Good,long-range <br />planning would seek ,the optimal mix of groundwater and surface water use <br />together with surface and groundwater storage, to provide the least-cost <br />supply to the array of water users. <br />There can easily be confl i.ct between local. government .and conser~ <br />vancy districts or other large entities concerning strategy for meeting <br />water supply needs of a local entity. The local perspective is to <br />