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<br />Oli327G <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />THE PRODUCT WILL ACTUALLY BE IN TWO PARTS. THE SUMMARY OF <br /> <br /> <br />HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS IS BEING PREPARED UNDER THE METICULOUS <br /> <br /> <br />DIRECTION OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. THE OFFICE OF WATER <br /> <br /> <br />POLICY HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ASSURING THE SUMMARY'S <br /> <br /> <br />USEFULNESS TO ITS READERS. IT IS ARRANGED UNDER THREE TOPICS-- <br /> <br /> <br />WATER AVAILABILITY, WATER QUALITY, AND WATER HAZARDS AS THEY <br /> <br /> <br />IMPACT ON LAND USE. THE ANALYSIS IS LINKED FIRST TO THE <br /> <br /> <br />HYDROLOGIC SETTING, AND SECOND TO INDIVIDUAL STATES. ONE OF THE <br /> <br /> <br />KEY FEATURES OF THE ANALYSIS IS A STATE-BY-STATE SUMMARY OF <br /> <br /> <br />\~ATER PROBLEMS, SUCII AS SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER DISTRIBUTION, <br /> <br /> <br />AVAILABILITY OF WATER GEOGRAPHICALLY FOR VARIOUS USES, SPECIAL <br /> <br /> <br />DEPLETION PROBLEMS, WATER QUALITY CONCERNS, MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS, <br /> <br /> <br />LEGAL/INSTITUTIONAL SOLUTIONS ATTEMPTED BY THE STATE, AND THE <br /> <br /> <br />LIKE. <br /> <br />THE WATER SUMMARY WILL HAVE A GENEROUS NUMBER OF CHARTS, GRAPHS <br /> <br /> <br />AND APPROPRIATE PICTURES TO ENHANCE READABILITY. IN THIS YEARLY <br /> <br /> <br />ROUND-UP OF FACTS AND FIGURES ON WATER RESOURCES, WE ARE TRYING <br /> <br /> <br />TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION IN A WAY THAT WILL BE USEFUL TO POLICY <br /> <br /> <br />MAKERS LIKE YOURSELVES. <br /> <br />THE SHORTER COMPANION DOCUMENT, CALLED "WATER FOR AMERICA, 1983," <br /> <br /> <br />WILL BE A SUMMARY OF KEY POLICY ISSUES FACING WATER MANAGERS <br /> <br /> <br />ACROSS THE NATION, INCLUDING: <br /> <br /> <br />o A LOOK AT THE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT RIVER MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS <br /> <br /> <br />AND HOW THEY MIGHT BE SOLVED THROUGH NEW APPROACHES INCLUDING <br /> <br />C-12 <br />