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<br />DEFINITiON OF TERMS <br /> <br />Lf-e <br /> <br />"I. ? robiem :ssu"s -- These a:-e the categories of water and reldted <br />I:1nd proolems. which along with Functional Uses. will be us"d to <br />characterize a Problem. They are identified in Figure 3. <br /> <br />2 Functional Use -- These are the categories of water and related iand <br />,'ses including preservation uses. which along with Problem Issues. will <br />be used to characterize problems. They are identifie(i in Figure 3. <br /> <br />3. Problem -- A Problem is defined as an anticipated failure to meet desired <br />uses of water or related land resources for a single or a group of <br />Functional Uses within a given geographical area-- a Problem Area. A <br />problem is characterized by the intersection of a problem issue (e.g. <br />water supply) and aFunctional Use (e.g. crops). <br /> <br />Howe-ver, the Assessment is focusing upon severe problems -- those <br />water and related land resource problems which are in critical need <br />of resolution considering economic, social, and environmental effects <br />information. In the Specific Problem Analysis, the Regional Sponsor <br />determines which problems are considered to be in crit ical need of r <br />resolution (severe) based upon the assumptions supporting the Regional <br />Preference Future and the economic, environmental, and social effects <br />on the Problem Area and Region. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />4. Problem Area <br /> <br />-- A Probloom Area is the geographic extent of a Problem. <br /> <br />5. <br /> <br />Level B Study Area -- A Level B Study Area is a unit of geography in <br />which a Level B planning study is being proposed for study. Geographi- <br />cally, it is comprised of one or more Problem Areas plus any intervening <br />geography between Problem Areas if the p'roblem Areas are not contiguous. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />6. Analytical Area -- An Analytical Area is a unit of geography which <br />approximates either a Problem Area or a Level B Study Area for analytical <br />purposes as supplies are being estimated, requirements are being projected. <br />and effects information is being developed. Economic information is norr.'lally <br />available on boundal'ies coinciding with groups of counties. <br /> <br />Water supply data is normally on a hydrologic basin/subbasin basis. <br />Environmental data may be on some other basis. Therefore the boundaries <br />of the Analytical Areas change depending upon the typ" of iniormation <br />being develo?ed. <br /> <br />e <br />