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<br /> <br />'-c <br />,.,., <br />('-1 <br />N <br />~ <br />= <br /> <br />(J/'>-" <br />. ' <br />j <br />/ <br /> <br />>:':;:-::,: <br /> <br />t~0~t.\) <br />~ ~1\~1\ <br />'iJe..",. O.1\~'\"~t$~ <br />\:/-' 'cj,,~~ <br />"\)I1i' <br />tSl'\.(",').'V' <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />December 21, 1971 <br /> <br />.~.~---. ::?: <br />~:~::;',:::.~. <br />~lI~;i <br />~ <br /> <br />"",'.."'. <br />-'.,"-.-.'- <br /> <br />WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL OUTLINES <br />NEW PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS <br /> <br />WASHINGTON, D.C., (Dec. 21)-~~e Water Resources Council today <br /> <br />unveiled broad, new procedures to weigh environmental and economic impact <br /> <br />in considering proposed land and water resources programs. <br /> <br />Noting that past decisions had been based primarily on monetary <br /> <br />considerations, the Council said its new principles and standards for <br /> <br />water and land resource planning adopts a multiobjective approach. <br /> <br />As outlined in the Federal Register, the standards will give full <br />consideration to national economic development, environmental quality and <br /> <br />regional development. <br />. <br />\ In addition, procedures provide for broad-based cooperation between <br /> <br />multigovernmental units and private groups in establishing regional <br /> <br />objectives, measuring existing resources, formulating alternative land <br />\ <br />and water resource plans, evaluating beneficial and adverse effects of each <br /> <br />) <br />plan, and selection and implementation of the final program. I <br /> <br />;1f!.: <br />"'~'-i-'~';"'- <br />':;;....;-.- <br />~~~>r: <br />[:\:~i: <br />. '. -: '-~;. <br />::~ ';.,.. . <br /> <br />~;- ..~..:..,;.. <br /> <br />~~}::;~~ <br /> <br />,,_:_:~:i.. <br /> <br />-more- <br /> <br />".--'.;," <br />~;-~ -' <br /> <br /><>;:-. <br /> <br />