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<br />00078!" <br /> <br />organizational and decisionmaking entity <br />needed to achieve basinwide planning and <br />management of the water resources. <br /> <br />However, the Environmental Protection <br />Agency and the States disagree. The <br />Agency prefers strengthening existing <br />organizations, and the States believe <br />existing management is adequate. <br /> <br />GAO continues to believe that a basinwide <br />entity with authority is needed to plan <br />and manage the basin's water resources. <br />~his is because severe and complex issues <br />are facing the basin and because existing <br />entities have tended to focus on individual <br />issues, rather than dealing with supply, <br />quality, water rights, etc., on a compre- <br />hensive basis. (See pp. 54 and 55.) <br /> <br />Most of the agencies commenting on the <br />report did not believe funding should <br />be deferred for the desalination plant, <br />primarily because of the potential loss <br />of water in a water-short area and the <br />need to meet a national obligation for <br />improving the quality of water to Mexico. <br />However, in light of the increased cost <br />of the plant, GAG believes that other, <br />less costly alternatives may exist and <br />should be evaluated before proceeding <br />with construction. (See pp. 44 and 45.) <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />lV <br />