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<br />4 <br /> <br />FEDERAL AGENCY. THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE IS <br /> <br />AN ATTEMPT TO DEAL WITH THOSE AREAS OF SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AT <br />THE REGIONAL LEVEL. IN WASHINGTON, WATER MATTERS O~ AN INTER- <br />AGENCY NATURE ARE OFTEN ADDRESSED IN THE CABINET COUNCIL ON <br /> <br />NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT, WITH SECRETARY WATT AS CHAIRMAN <br />PRO TEM. IN SOME WAYS, OUR OFFICE COULD BE VIEWED AS A STAFF OFFICE <br /> <br />FOR SECRETARY WATT ON SOME WATER MATTERS THAT COME BEFORE THE <br /> <br />CABINET COUNCIL, IN MUCH THE SAME WAY THAT POLICY STAFFS FROM <br />OTHER DEPARTMENTS PROVIDE SUPPO~T TO THEIR RESPECTIVE SECRETARIES. <br /> <br />THE OFFICE OF WATER POLICY, THEN, IS ESSENTIALLY AN ANALYTICAL <br />AND COORnINATING OFFICE FOR THE DEPARTMENT ON WATER POLICY MATTERS. <br /> <br />AS SUCH, WE MAKE A SPECIAL ATTEMPT TO SEARCH OUT THE WATER-RELATED <br />CONCERNS OF THE STATES AS THEY RELATE TO DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES. <br /> <br />WITH THAT GENERAL INTRODUCTION, LET ME DISCUSS SOME RECENT <br />ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE OFFICE THAT YOU MAY FIND INTERESTING. <br /> <br />THEN I WILL TOUCH ON RECENT EVENTS RELATING TO SUCH IMPORTANT <br /> <br />ISSUES AS THE COLORADO RIVER FLOOD, THE SPORHASE AND EL PASO <br /> <br />CASES, INDIAN WATER RIGHTS, AND COST SHARING. <br /> <br />GROUNDWATER DIRECTORY <br /> <br />A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE RESPONDED TO A REQUEST FROM THE NATIONAL <br /> <br />GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION AND THE INTERSTATE CONFERENCE ON WATER <br /> <br />PROBLEMS. APPARENTLY, STATE PEOPLE HAD BEEN HAVING A DIFFICULT <br /> <br />C-9 <br />