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<br />GJJ3I3 <br /> <br />I. GENERAL SUMMARY <br /> <br />I. INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The Water Resources Council began its review of planning <br />Principles and Standards in December 1968, to comply with the <br />Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 which directed the Council <br />to establish, with the approval of the President, principles and <br />standards to guide Federal participation in planning the use of the <br />Nation's water and related land resources and for planning and <br />evaluating water and related land resources programs and <br />projects. <br /> <br />In 1969, after a preliminary report of a special task force <br />had been prepared, the Council held public hearings in <br />Washington, D. C., and in various other locations across the <br />country, to solicit views, recommendations, and comments on the <br />preliminary report. The task force's preliminary report was also <br />widely discus sed and reviewed during late 1969 and early 1970 in <br />various meetings and seminars, and by nwnerous organizations <br />and individuals both within and outside of the Federal Government. <br />In addition, the proposals contained in the preliminary report <br />were subjected to extensive analytical testing during this period. <br />Mter careful consideration of the final recommendations of the <br />Special Task Force submitted in August 1970, the Council pub- <br />lished proposed Principles and Standards for Planning Water and <br />Land Resources along with a separate draft Environmental State- <br />ment on the proposed Principles and Standards in the Federal <br />Register on December 21, 1971 (36 F.R. 24144). <br /> <br />In its Principles and Standards, the Council proposes a <br />multiobjective approach to water and land resources planning. <br />The Principles provide the framework for planning and the <br />Standards provide for uniformity and consistency in planning. <br /> <br />Under these proposals, planning for the use of the Nation's <br />water and land resources would be directed to improvement in the <br />quality of life through contributions to national economic develop- <br />ment, environmental quality, and, when directed, to regional <br />development. In addition, the beneficial and adverse effects of an <br />alternative plan on certain social factors would be displayed. <br /> <br />The Principles and Standards, when revised in light of the <br />comments submitted for the public record and approved by the <br />President, will replace the presently used policies and procedures <br />