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MEMORANDUM


TO: BUTCH CALHOUN III
EVA ARMSTRONG
CHUCK ALLER
BRAN CANTER
DIANNE SALT
JANET LLEWE

FROM: DAVID GUEST

DATE: December 12, 1996

RE: PERMIT DURATION STATEMENT



The following are our statements about permit duration:

CONSENSUS: In areas where no water shortage is forecast by the
Water Management District in the next twenty years, long term
consumptive use permits should be issued subject to a mandatory
review process every five years, wherein the permit would be
subject to modification in order to eliminate or prevent a)
significant harm to water resources or the ecology and b)
interference with existing users.

For municipalities and public water suppliers, long term
permits should be subject to the five year review process
described above.

UNRESOLVED ISSUE: Long term permits and their effects on the
Districts' ability to assess the cumulative impacts of water
withdrawals.