Water Policy Subcommittee 



Survey of Lessors 



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The type of buyer [landowner] is changing. Some people are buying ranches with 

 good early water rights in excess of what they need. They could be interested in 

 leasing water. 



It is preferable to deal with a creek in its totality. For example a pipeline was 

 installed on Mill Creek. The pipeline saved water (10 fold efficiency) but people 

 not on the pipeline use it up. It is important to address everyone on the creek. 



Leasing is beneficial to those with extra money and to those who want to improve 

 irrigation efficiency. Leases are paid for with fishing fees, not general fund 

 dollars. 



Concerned that junior appropriators will try to have the law amended so that 

 salvaged water would go to junior appropriators. Does not want this to happen. 



Good program to preserve instream flows for spawning fish. 



The water leasing program will help the Governor's Task Force [Vision 2005 

 Task Force on Agriculture] to double output because it improves production 

 [through installation of improved irrigation systems]. 



FWP got a heck of a deal [with our lease]. 



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