WSP10428

• File Number: 8407.400
• Description: Platte River Basin - Platte River General Publications - Nebraska
• State: NE
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 1/1/1969
• Author: Nebraska Soil & Water Conservation Committee
• Title: Nebraska's State Water Plan Progress Report 1967-1969
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

PROGRESS ON DEVELOPING 'THE PLAN

Th f k I '11 be' bro'ad sources available and the needs to be fulfilled,
e ramewor p an WI . '.. ,
. whIle the last wIll present the general plan of
andJeaves to the future the . . water development for the state i~duding the
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might be required. mended development.
Final editions of the first
four volumes are sched~led to
be available in late 1970.

The Framework Plan

DESCRIPTION

The Framework Plan portion of the State
Water Plan as proposed by the Commission to
the Legislature was "to provide a broad guide
to the best uses of water and land resources to
meet current and anticipated needs." The de-
velopment of this portion of the Plan is to be
based on three general considenltions:

. .
. The timely development and management
of water resources as essential aids. to the
economic development and growth of the state. .

. The preservation of water resources in
appropriate instances to insure that tl).ey will
be available when needed.

. The general welfare of the people of the'
State as the overriding determinant in formu-
lating the Framework. '

Before planning could begin, it was neces-
sary to collect, in an organized manner, exist~'
ing knowledge of Nebraska's resources. The
Framework Plan will contain 'rive separate
volumes. The first'four will deal with the re-

Recognizing that' the purpose of the Plan
is to meet the needs of an unknown future, the
Framework Plan will be broad .and leaves to
the future' the description of such specifics as
will be required. The problem is to provide
definite guidance for future development and
stnI not foreclose alternatives. .

Since planning is a continual process; the
bulk ()f time and. funds available in the
1967-69 biennium were used to assemble the'
volumes of basic data which wOlild provide
the foundation for present plami.ing and re-
lieve future planning of much of this task. It
. is expected that the~e basic data will require
only review and updating to serve as a basis
for planning in the next decade.

Outlines for the Framework V olumeshave .
been developed by' the work groups and re-
viewed through the procedure described in
the preceding chapter. After adoption by the
Commission; the collection, organization and
interpretation of data included within the out-
lines was assigned tbvkrious state and federal
agencies.

SCHEDULE

A stringent schedule was imposed for the
preparation of the first four Framework Vol"
urnes to insure their completion'in an orderly
sequence and to allow adequate time for their
. .review prior'to preparation of the fifth volume,
.'. .The Plan. of Development. Review drafts of'
. the first four volumes .are to be completed by
March, May, July and September of 1969.
Pending requests for additional information,
prepanltion of the last volume, The Plan of .
Development, is expected to'ge'nerat~ a need
for additional information within each of Jhe
subject areas covered in the first four volum~s,
This added input'will be prepared as the need
arises. Final editio'n's of the first four volumes
.. are scheduled. to be available in late 1970.
Publication ~f the final volume of the Fra~e7
work Plan is targeted for April 1971, two
m~nths 'prior to the completion date requested
by the Legislature. Figure 3, is a liJJ.e diagram

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