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<br />For Release
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<br />WRC POLICY ON REVISION OF
<br />REGIONAL & RIVER BASIN PLANS
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<br />WASHINGTON, D. C., NOVEMBER 22, 1971--W. Don Maughan, Director of the
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<br />U. S. Water Resources Council, has announced a new policy, approved by
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<br />the Council, for the revision of Completed Regional or River Basin Plans.
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<br />The new policy recognizes that after regional or river basin plans have
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<br />been completed and transmitted to the President and the Congress,
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<br />modification or revision may be warranted from time to time in order to
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<br />reflect changes in economic and social goals to be served, and to
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<br />accommodate technological advances and other circumstances or events
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<br />that affect both the problems and their solutions.
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<br />The new statement sets forth the policy of the Council regarding the
<br />initiation, development and submission of, and Council action on,
<br />proposed revis,ions of completed regional or'river basin plans.
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<br />Copies of the following Policy Statements are available upon request.
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<br />1. Water and Related Land Resource P1anning--7/2?/70.
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<br />2. Environmental Statements - Framework Studies and Assessments
<br />and Regional or River Basin P1ans--2/10/71.
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<br />3. Revision of Completed Regional or River Basin P1ans--9/8/71.
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<br />The United states Water Resources Council, an independent Executive Agency of the U.S. Government, is composed of the Secretaries of Interiorj Agricullu~ej
<br />Army; Health, Education, and Welfare; Transportation; Chairman, Federal Power Commission; with participation by the Secretaries of Commerce; Ho~smg
<br />and Urban- Development; Administrator, Environmental Protection AgencYj Attorney General; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Cha!rman, Council on
<br />Environmental Quality; and the Chairmen. River Basin Commissions. Council activities encourage the conservation, development and utilizatIOn of water and
<br />related land resources on a comprehensive and coordinated basis by Federal, State, local government and private enterprise.
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