Relation to Other Strategies Sample Clauses

Relation to Other Strategies. ‌ Increase Water Supply – If additional water conservation savings are to be invested in, the “new” water would be apportioned for use by IID within the Imperial Region. The Imperial IRWMP is not seeking additional agricultural conservation for transfers out of the Region. Water Transfers – Agricultural water conservation savings from the 1988 IID/MWD Program and 2003 QSA/Transfer Agreements were or will be transferred out of the Region in exchange for assurances to IID and the Imperial Region regarding water rights and reasonable and beneficial use determinations under the 417 Process, and for funding to implement the conservation and efficiency measures (IID/MWD program) or for payment for transferred water (QSA transfer programs).15 System Reoperation – IID system reoperation is part of the System Conservation Plan. Salt and Salinity Management –Salt management is part of the IID system operation (drainage system) and on-farm water management by growers (tile drainage and other leaching). The need to apply water to xxxxx salts carried by the Colorado River out of the root zone and maintain productivity is part of the reasonable and beneficial use of irrigation water. Ecosystem Restoration – Changes in agricultural water use efficiency could reduce drain water and require mitigation. This could add mitigation costs in the range of $40 to $67 per acre-foot to the cost of a program to reduce agricultural demands through improvements to on-farm or delivery system efficiency.16 Other Strategies – Crop Idling for Water Transfers (Fallowing) and Irrigated Land Retirement, conditional use permits for solar development, urban growth.

Relation to Other Strategies. ‌ • Increase Water Supply – New water supplies are needed to provide for the increased demands for the renewable energy industry and avoid impacts to agriculture and current users. • Agricultural Water Use Efficiency or Urban Water Use Efficiency – Agricultural or urban water conservation could provide water for renewable energy industry for cooling. The renewable energy industry needs to demonstrate reasonable and beneficial use to protect Colorado River entitlements.

Relation to Other Strategies. ‌ • Increase Water Supply – Urban conservation could reduce or delay the need to invest in additional water supply or treatment facilities • Agricultural Water Use Efficiency – IID and local growers are implementing state of the art agricultural water conservation to comply with state law and federal requirements.