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<br />r, ~c <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />HISTORY <br /> <br />This resolution clearly calle(1 <br />for a prog,n:UIl of study more <br />intellsive than had evcr ht.fure <br />het.'n attempted in :\'chraska, <br /> <br /> <br />The nt'e:-d for a l.:ompreht'llsht, Sta!t' \\'akr <br />Plan in :'\dlrask;1 hl'callle clppart"nt in tilt' t'.lrly <br />1960".s. ;\e1Jfaska'~ agricultllral ('('ullomy, <br />sllllrred hy Ollt' oftlw most rapid dl'H'lllpmellts <br />of irrigation in II\(' natiou, was ht'~illllin,g to <br />eXpl'riellce serious water problems. In s(Hllt' <br />an'as ground water It'vels were dtTlining, <br />whilt' ill olllt'rs, 1.1IId on{'e ill prlldudion was <br />Ilt'coming walt'r1o.\.:l!t'd and Ihl' products of <br />('rmion dlOkt'd lhe slrt'cUlls, I'ropOSt.J irri.l.!"- <br />tion projt'cb in <.'('nlral .1IId wt.'st('rn ;\t'hras\..,l <br />ht'(';lIlw;1 polt'ntial thrt'at to tilt' llllllli<:ipal ;lIld <br />industrhll water net.(is 01 the more dt"llst'l~ <br />pop1l1att'd east. The rapid growth lIf tht' larl!t'r <br /><.'itil's thrnul!hout the st.lle hroulo!ht ahollt by <br />tilt' illl'H'oIsing r\lr;d to mhan pOJlulation shift <br />t'illl'ied problt'ms 01 water supply .md pollu- <br />tion. :\n illl'reasinJ,! {'Oll{.t'rn W.IS Iwing ex- <br />pressed ('IlIll"t'rnilll.: pollutioll of (Jllr slrt'ams <br />from x\I(.h agricultural ,H.'ti\'jtit.'x ,tS Iivesto<.'k <br />ft,t.din!.!: ,lIld tht' IISl' of ft'rtilizt'rs, insedi(:idt.s, <br />ht'rhi<:ides. ,tllll utlwr <:ht'mi<.';tl... Flu<l(h. ,\1. <br />W;l~.S a prill('ip,tl t"(.'tlIlOIllIt.' los.. in "ebra..k,t <br />t'ontillllt,d to plal.!lW th(' ~t.\tt', with tht' more <br />prominenl t1ood~ of tht' period m-currill).! in tht> <br />P.lpio \';lllt,y in 19tH ;llld 1965 .tIld in th(' \lid- <br />PlaUt' .In',t in IH6'7 amll9fl8. <br /> <br /> <br />w,;,;,. <br /> <br />k.. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />.- <br /> <br />^ <br /> <br />~. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />::.. :';':"",- .~;~..~.,-' . <br />t~..""~. . -~. '.-. <br />,:,:-r. '...~ .... _ . _ <br />~:. ~.. <br />. ~:;':'-_.. "1- <br />I;. .-,:./'-' ~ <br />.~ '--" . <br /> <br />- <br />,., <br /> <br />