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s 4. For agricultural lands that continue to be farmed in the manner they have historically, the District shall make available a consensual lien process to defer the cost of fencing until such time as the parcels are sold. 5. Existing District facilities within a public road right--of-way shall be relocated into a right-of-way or easement dedicated to the District. 6. Standard Easement widths for District facilities shall be: Main Canals 100 foot centered on canal Canats/Drains 60 foot centered on canal/drain Pipelines 30 foot centered on pipeline Pipelines adjacent to roadways 20 foot Pipelines adjacent to PUE 15 foot Pump Sites 40 foot square centered on pump 7. Easement widths for joint projects shall meet the above minimum easement l widths plus any additional easement width that may be required based on the specific project uses or as approved by the Board of Directors. 8. If an existing District facility is not centered on the property boundary between two Properties, the District may require an easement width based on the distance to-the; centerline of the District facility. ` RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS 1. The Developer should provide private irrigation easements for said properties to insure that existing downstream users can have access to irrigation water and can irrigate or continue to irrigate. 2. The Developer should provide private drainage easements for the benefit of upstream parcels that have historically drained across newly created parcels. 3. if, upon review, the District determines that parcels created in a Parce! Map or Subdivision cannot irrigate efficiently, based on poor grading and planning, irrigation water will not be delivered until the situation is corrected to the sole satisfaction of. the District. 4. "Improvement District' formation should be considered as a mechanism to ensure the responsible long-term operation and maintenance of private irrigation ..and drainage systems and as a means of irrigating and draining parcels 'or' lots developed under the ten (10) acre minimum. 5. The Distract shall require a Developer Agreement before any work can be done on District facilities. Developer Agreements require a retainer for staff preparation time and additional related costs reasonably incurred by the District. 6. The District would consider financially participating in conjunctive use reservoirs constructed to serve the irrigation needs of the development. ' Revised September 2005 4 i