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<br />PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT <br /> <br />The Lower Gunnison Basin Unit studies are being conducted in accord- <br /> <br />ance with the Water Resource Council's Principles and Standards for Water <br /> <br />and Related Land Resources Planning. An on-going public involvement pro- <br /> <br />gram provides interested and affected agencies, groups, and individuals <br /> <br />opportunities to participate throughout the planning process. <br /> <br />Planning activities for the Lower Gunnison Basin Unit were offi- <br /> <br />cially launched with transmittal of a Notice of Initiation of Investi- <br />gations in December 1976 to several Federal, State, and local agencies. <br /> <br />An organizational planning team meeting was held in May 1977 and six sub- <br /> <br />teams comprised of representatives of Federal, State, local, and private <br /> <br />interests were formed. As many as 200 local individuals have participated <br /> <br />in the study at various times. <br /> <br />The overall purpose of the planning team was to determine the <br /> <br />amount and sources of salt loading in the Uncompahgre Valley and to <br /> <br />formulate alternative plans for salinity control. The subteams, coor- <br /> <br />dinated by a planning team leader, were primarily responsible for the <br /> <br />generation and review of baseline data. The subteams' recoDDDendations <br /> <br />were considered in plan formulation and in selection of the recommended <br /> <br />plan. <br /> <br />From May 1977 through February 1980, a total of six planning team <br /> <br />meetings were held to identify and review problems and issues in the <br /> <br />areas of water resources, land resources, environment, socioeconomics, <br /> <br />and public participation. At these meetings, problems and issues identi- <br /> <br /> <br />fied by the subteams were reviewed by the planning team. <br /> <br />001682 <br /> <br />11 <br />