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<br />". <br /> <br />r--- <br /> <br />. r <br /> <br />1..'" <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />The first step in the Phase Two study was the development of a detailed Geographic <br />Information System containing farm specific information concerning water shares, acreages, <br />cropping patterns, soils data, and on-farm irrigation practices. This information was developed <br />primarily through interviews with individual irrigators in which over 90 percent of all water shares <br />were accounted for. This phenomenal participation rate is testimony to the success of the <br />planning approach which relied heavily upon public participation and consensus building. <br /> <br />The farm-specific information gathered in the interview process was then used to develop <br /> <br />demand-based reservoir operating plans for the Norwood-Redvale irrigation systems. Using a <br />computer simulation model, reservoir management plans have been developed under varying <br />water supply and demand conditions. Other Phase Two activities include development of a <br />water exchange program to encourage more efficient utilization of water through short and <br />long-term transfers of water between users and more detailed geotechnical investigations and <br />mapping at specific sites for future structural improvements. <br /> <br />Future activities over the next three to four years will include: <br /> <br />o Further refinements in system operations, including joint operations of the two <br />systems. <br /> <br />o Installation of streamgages and implementation of a flow data recording <br />program. <br /> <br />o Improvements in the maintenance of the distribution systems. <br /> <br />o Increased efficiency in water use through irrigation scheduling and improved <br />application practices. <br /> <br />o Expansion of an existing reservoir and interconnection of the two systems. <br /> <br />6 <br />