WSP08945

• File Number: 8030
• Description: Section D General Compact Issues - US Water Resources Council
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 12/1/1971
• Author: US Water Resources C
• Title: Summary - Obers Review Meetings - Held July 1971 - RE-Economic Activity in the US by Water Resources Region and Subarea-Historic and Projected-1929-2020
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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(3) The proposed changes in each region will,haye to be

evaluated within the framework of the total national-regional

projections and in conjunction with the proposed changes in

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other regions.

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(4) When this series of meetings have been completed and the

proposed changes have been evaluated, the Council, with staff

assistance from OBERS, will Inake the policy decisions regarding

theIr implementation. Actual changes will be carried out by OBE

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Comments on Use of Projections

The meeting announcement indicated that these review meetings

are primarily technical to assist in understanding and improving the

projection system and its results. We have indicated that anaddi-

tional meeting may be held later to discuss the policy implication

Decisions have been made over the past two years to complete

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of the OBERS projections if desired. Such a meeting might be held

six months or so after the publication of the report when the use of the

projections in specific studies have been tested.

the ongoing Type I framework studies and the Type 2 basin studies

using the economic base previously prepared for and accepted by

the coordinating committees. It would not be practical to revise

studies being completed in 1971 on the basis of economic data also

being completed in 1971.

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