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<br />001G72 <br /> <br />6. State water laws frequently are at odds with practices: that might cause irrigators to <br /> <br /> <br />reduce pollution. One frequently cited example is the state doctrine that denies the water right <br /> <br /> <br />holder the benefit of conservation practices. Another example is doctrine that inhibits the free <br /> <br /> <br />transfer of water.44 <br /> <br />SOME SUGGESTED APPROACHES <br /> <br />Charge water at full market price <br /> <br />If irrigators are required to pay the full cost of water, they will have a real incentive to <br />use the water more efficiently.45 <br /> <br />Taxes <br /> <br />Create special drainage taxes on pesticides, water, and fertilizer, or impose higher <br /> <br />property taxes on problem lands. The funds could be used to finance pollution reduction <br />activities.46 <br /> <br />44 Id. at 66-67. <br />45 Id. at 103-04. <br />46 Id. at 104-05. <br /> <br />37 <br /> <br />1- <br />