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<br />00094~ <br /> <br />availability of this SWP groundwater supply will also <br />allow less conservative operations of SWP surface <br />reservoirs and indirectly make additional yield <br />available to the SWP contractors. <br />c. The full cost of this water transfer <br />to the SWP contractors is about $75 per AF. <br />3. Colorado River Ne~otiations. Metropolitan <br />is also engagini in discussions with landowners and <br />water agencies using Colorado River water regarding the <br />possibility of fallowing land to create a water supply. <br />The basic concept is to develop agreements under which <br />Metropolitan could fill up the Colorado River Aqueduct <br />from existing storage and pay landowners to fallow land <br />and repay the "borrowed" water to the storage facilities <br />next year. <br />B. Demand Mana~ement. <br />To respond to the drought, the Metropolitan Board <br />of Directors has established a policy to reduce water <br />demands and retain conserved water in storage. <br />1. Drouaht Ordinances. <br />a. In March, 1990, the Metropolitan <br />Board of Directors approved a resolution requesting all <br />relevant public agencies to adopt and vigorously enforce <br />mandatory drought ordinances to prohibit certain water <br />use practices and conserve water. <br />b. A companion resolution adopted in <br />. April requests all member 'agencies to reduce total water' <br />demands in their service areas by at least 10 percent. <br /> <br />f <br /> <br />-12- <br />