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<br />UOO;) 10 <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />INITIA TION <br /> <br />In \lan;h. 1961 th~ Big Blue f{iH~r Watershed Planning Hoard requested Ihe ~t'braska <br />Soil and Water Consl;"fvation Commbsion inw,>lig:.lh: the soil and wateT Tt'SOlln:e lk\'t:lopmcnt <br />potentials of the basin. The investig.ation and this report art' Iht' results of a ('oopnatiw l'iTort <br />betwl't'n federal and "I;lle agencies. The study was n.'qUt'''lt'd by local Pl'Ople as a n:sult of <br />concern over prohk'ms ;mu needs t'vilknl within tht' basin. SOnll.' of Ihest' are ground water <br />depletion caust:'d by continued irrigation Jt'vt'lop1l1cnl. soil l'rosion, l1ooding. :Jnd a de...irt' to <br />stimulate the economic JCvl'[opmt'nt of rht' arca. <br /> <br />AUTHORITY <br /> <br />Thl.' St;Jh~ Soil and W:I!t'r COllsl'f"vation COlllmission ha" the rt.'sronsihilil~' I \"t'hr. Rev. <br />Stat. I 2.15071 to pl:.tn, dt'velop, ..loll ent'our:.t!!t' :.t comprt'ht'lhin- pr(l~ram of ft"WllfCt' <br />lkvelopment. cO/lst'r\'ation. and lltilil<llion of llie soil and watl.'f ft'SOurCl.'~ of Ihe sl:.Jtt'. This <br />progfam Is 10 be l,:arrit'J Ollt in conpcfaliol1 with appropfiatt' kdl.'fJI. state ;lnd 10...:11 <br />ofganinlions. <br /> <br />PROCEDURE <br /> <br />Agel1t'il.'s c~lopC'ratin~ in the ~tudy wen," as!.;t'lI to illwntofY thl." soil and watt'f ft'SOllfce:<> <br />and needs of lilt' basin :lI1d 10 pfOp~"'t' de\'t'lopmt'llts to mt't'l tlle"t' nt'I'J:o.. Tht':<>t' W\;"ft' tlwn <br />combint'u hy the Plannin.!! Slaff or lilt' COlllmission in pf~'pafing this pfeliminJfY n.'porl. <br />Recommendations maLlt," a:o. a part of thi.. feport ..Ire not 10 bl.' n:g.ankd as tilt' nna] t'lt'lllt'nh of <br />a pl:.tn hut stlggt'sl Jctions whi...h apPl."af t'sst,"nlial to met'1 a pOftion of lilt' Pft's,'ntly <br />fOft'st'cJbk' nl.'t'tls. Dt'\'t'](lpnwnt ur addilional nel'Js \till likely dktatt' f\.'\,i..ions of. or :Hhlllions <br />10. SOI1W pafts uf lht' plan. <br /> <br />FeJef:!1 a~l'ndt,"s aft' ft'quift'd to con~iJt'r an}- proposed dl'.,t'loplllt'nl from :J lllultiplt, <br />purpose basin widt' aspCt't and 10 formulal\.' pl:lm with Ihi:o. ooW...tiw in mind. -'Ill\t st..lte <br />agt~n...il's ar.: Cllnt't'rned wilh only one or t\~O a>;pt',:t-. nr b;'l>;iIH}pe dt>\'t..'h11'1lh'nt. -Ihl' Soil and <br />Water ConSt'r\-alion Commbsion actt'd JS ('oorJinat~lr in t:on"olidatlllg tIll' diffl'rI:nl plal1>; ;md <br />reports into this l'omprehen~i\"t' fI.'porl. <br /> <br />A}!t'ndt's furnishl.'J tht' r.:tJllt'sted mftmnatinn h} ..I VJrit't~ of Illt"an>;. 'I11I):o.t" ;,j~t'nl'il's <br />that had prt'viou~ly il1\'t'sti~;,jll.'d pan~ of the hasin Iran~rnith'd lIlt' f1..'>;tllh of 111O<'l' <br />invesligalions while otht"rs undt'rtoo!.; a ne\\ sludy of tht' toric :lssignt'd to tht"lll. SOUfCt'S of <br />dal:l and int"orl1l:ltion lhCd in prt'p;uation llt" lilt' rt'pon Jrl' lislt'J in tht' bihlillg:raphy and are <br />a\"aibbk for USt' b~ anyont' intt'fl'stt'J in 'ipt'dfi(,.> IOpk-". <br /> <br />, <br />