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<br />.00:35~ <br /> <br />the same effect on the basin. As a result, water trades need not conflict with the control of <br />overdraft of rural basins. <br /> <br />CONCLUSION <br /> <br />Irrigation organizations will play an important role in the reallocation of western water. <br /> <br /> <br />However, they lack the institutional capacity to address the myriad of economic and political. <br /> <br /> <br />issues generated by water trades. The issues discussed above fall into two broad categories: (1) <br /> <br /> <br />those which will be solved by local initiative; and (2) those which may require <br /> <br /> <br />intervention/assistance from state government. I conclude with four suggestions. <br /> <br />First, an institute or state agency could offer board members of irrigation organizations <br /> <br /> <br />programs in assessments about the changing economic, legal, and political forces confronting <br /> <br /> <br />their organizations, the challenges proposed by water trades, and alternative ways of <br /> <br /> <br />implementing trades. Attendance would be voluntary -- to avoid the appearance that the <br /> <br /> <br />assistance would be an indirect way for state government to assert control over local water <br /> <br /> <br />resources. In fact, it would be preferable that the program be offered by a non-governmental <br />group. <br /> <br />Second, legislation may evidently be necessary to resolve questions about (1) the trustee <br /> <br /> <br />relationship between irrigation districts and its water users, (2) district governance and local <br /> <br /> <br />concerns, and (3) groundwater control. Whatever the solutions to be employed, legislation <br /> <br />17 <br />