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<br />Difficulties have stemmed from' the fact . sion "that the iri~olve~'ent', of 'all 'a~~ilable'
<br />that with the short time schedule, set by' the" , ,~~lentwilire~ult in~eate.r'publica~ceptan'ce
<br />Legislature, no time was allowed for piutici: " : of the State Water J;Jlan,'However,this involve,
<br />pating agencies to request the Junds and staff ': ','ine'~t'is m'ost time' cons~'~i'ng. Due to the
<br />necessary to properly carry out 'assigned ree '.'nature of, this " cooperative' i>la'nni'ng effort:',
<br />sponsibiliti~s. Contributionsmadeqy assist- ,;", ,:.b~i,ng 'used,tode~elop'poth,the F~amework ,',
<br />,ing=age~c~~,s=,w~re;~il).= gt:!1.~r[lI,;,a.t~h~,-~~p'~,ns."~=~"-:";,,,,,~~Ia.I}::€l,ml~,the::H~sJiCa.epot,ts~lne~~iIning'.7~fi(i:~ "..,
<br />of their regular programs. As, a conseqtience'" .," ,availability ~finforihation' has ,a ,considerable' ,
<br />not all cooperating agencies wer'e' able to fully", 'effect ori whethero'r not thesched~led com-,'
<br />carry outassignep responsibilitles.With:in'this ", ,'. 'illetiori dates' ean'be met.If'a major port'ioriof ,
<br />funding limitation, there has been' 'whole~' .:', th~, ,~eed~d' inforr:i1,at~9ii '''is' not' available ,~:m
<br />hearted cooperation' from partiCipatirtg ,schedule, a certaiIi 'anlount of ,"slippage',' in
<br />agencies. In view of' the' ,sizablea~'o~~t of" ~he c,olllpletion:,aa~e"will occur. " ' '.'
<br />work to be accomplished, the four-year sched~ "," " ," ", '",' "
<br />ule established for the completion of the Plan ," '.,' ':Not necess~rily ~:"'proble'm-'b'ut'niore::!of. '
<br />was apparently some~hat optimistic.' Still, ,,"an'opportu~ity,::~~', th~fact that'thissfii:te' water,,,
<br />significant portions of the jeibhave' been ac- " 'planning, activity 'Is the first majo'r effort in'
<br />complished and we are very hopeful that much ' Nebraska 'to considerwate~ r~sources as they
<br />of the work will be completed,by 1971. "relate to the entire state -both rural arid urban. ,
<br />HistoTic!llly; waterresources planning and de-
<br />velopmentTn.Nebraska has focused upon rural,
<br />areas. The Nebraska 'Soil ~nd Water Go~seiva~
<br />, ,'::tion Commission welcomes the opporttmity of
<br />" working ,with ,municipal and agricultural
<br />, representatives in this endeavor. This program
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<br />, 'nitY to' coopc::irate together for the benefit oEal1.
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<br />The water resources planning field has in
<br />the past been a rather limited 'area. There is a
<br />shortage of experiencep, personnel and c6m-
<br />petition for this personnel' has become real
<br />keen. Most of the cooperating state ~nd federal
<br />agencies, including the Commission, have.
<br />experienced problems in the rec~itment of
<br />qualified personnel. Bec~use of this situation,
<br />several agencies have experienced vacanc;:ies
<br />which have been difficult to fill. They hiwe'
<br />been forced to leave positions vacant or, fill'
<br />them at a higher than anticipated' salary.
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<br />, 'Public Su~port: An apparent problem is
<br />the unconcerned' attitude of many of our,citi- ,
<br />. zens towarq. the present and increasing' water
<br />resource problems of the state. To those who
<br />ha've.studied Nebraska's economy, a sizeable
<br />, supply of suitable quality wa,ter,availaqle ,at
<br />'::an ec6~omi~alpriqe, is a nec~ssity if the state' s
<br />.. . , a:griCliltMral, '~rid ind,u!itrial economy i~ to grow,"
<br />Secondary pmblems i~volve ti~in~,' co~,,' ari<;ldevelop.. Stimulating statewi,de re:kognie'
<br />ordination, public s,upport;. and jmplementa",ti~~ .o{"theresource. developme,nt needs,of
<br />tion. '. ' '. . ",' . . ,',,'~grlclfIt~r~ onwhich thee:iltire state,sQ heayi'ty',
<br />, .,' ,....,!..: " "', :'deperids''isefipe'cted 'to'be.a signific~nt prob.:
<br />, Timing. Onep~obl'ern,i~~9J,velt~e ti:IPi~g :},.,:\',,'.l~~i ,Iti~'for"t~i~ ~~~soti}~~t"Le~i!',J~t~~~~~,s:?,<:
<br />of the' Special Recommeridation:s .iri,reIation,to::' "', ,,'~J4h?n', NQ.4:C196!- ,ses~I~T,I),w:hlch dlT~~ts t~e r.
<br />the .phys,ical infoTIl}ati~)I-i, ~v~n~bte&Qrn 9th~~,; ';::,pn:iv~rsi~ ,~f ~~b~~s~aand i,ts ?epa~ents ~o, .
<br />parts of the State Water :Plan, l,n sorr'tein~, , :, ' carryo~t~tl'a<:,ce,~er~te~ edJ.l~~h,On program m:"
<br />stances, these recommeridati6~s dep~rid:upqn ,.:,:' " ,,:.' ',,'this,/ie~:cli; is:so,ifnportant.As,:Apraham :~ii1coln "
<br />the data available t~o'm the Basin . Rep~rts,or',. ..' : ,,:~p~~rYe~; .'::Wit~ou~ publ~~sentimen\?Pthi~~d ','
<br />the Framework Plan. Until this 'data beco'ines" ". ',:ca,n sl;lcce.ed~ wtth tt, nothtflg ~an f(ltl." PublIc
<br />available, it is, impossibl~,' to' ~6:ve'" fo'rward,., , , " ,<~~~ti~~~,~ \~~st, ~:e.'""a,r~~sed as t,o. ~h'e :~eed:,to" ,
<br />, witl:i the preparation'o,f a spee;ific 'r;ed:imm'en:,:',',,:., .'{nv~,st./~: ,~h;):re,~ou,rce~., ~~OIll,:,~~~ch, we ,~ar(l
<br />. dation.., . ': . , '.' '. ,:' ". ""0:::':" "':,::t,~~ep:,s9,T~~~"and,my.~st~,cl so:httle., ,,:, ,:' ''''",
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<br />SECONDARY PROBLEMS
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<br />, Coordination: Another probl~in involves ' ',:,' "':";hn'pl~iril:li1tl,ltio~>Anh'e preSeIlttime:,gni~s:":', '
<br />the over':all ~oordination reql.li,red in' the 'State' ',':,"-, '}oot'~~sp6nsbi~~ip of'~:~siil'stl'idies.'hasb~eri".bY. :
<br />", WaterPhinning Program. The total progr~in"is:' ,':,1, ,::;"water:sl:IeO:planning boardsand:informaJqllsin'::',',
<br />. ' desig'ned to include~ll'knowrt' :age~des;' or~, ',:' : ,':',:'orgariiz~tiQris:'.e,9tJ1, oftfi~se :gr~u:ps:: l,ad<~de7 '"
<br />. ganizations, an<;l individlIals:who havet'echrii-'. " ',:,q~ate ':,fin:an~irtg'.,and,:, il1J'th~rit~es: ':Bec;a~~~:,'Qf .'::,.:;
<br />cal"compete?Ce,resp~hs'ibilitY or ,jf1t~r~st:ln" :",:, ,;th~~~':',;~~fii:ii,eTlc~t1.s~:'"th~~~{.;oiga'nizations ',hav~:":' :::
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