WSP11430

• File Number: 8449
• Description: Platte River Projects
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 5/1/1975
• Author: USACOE
• Title: Needs Identification and Supplement to the Plan of Study, Water and Related Land Resources Management Study
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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assemble a single-totally comprehensive plan for the basin a
massive effort which is beyond the resources and time frame of
this study.

There are, however, certain key factors within the basin that

can be used to provide a plan which unifies water quality planning

efforts basinwide. This involves the relationships among the var-

ious water quality plans which must be coordinated to provide an

integrated plan which spans political boundaries and which also

integrates water quality and water supply. These key factors are:

(1) nonpoint source analysis and its effects on both surface water

and ground water and its interrelationship with water supply;

(2) the effect of Denver's growth on areas outside the jurisdiction

of the regional agency (DRCOG); and (3) the effect that systems

designed to improve and maintain water quality may actually have

on the fish and wildlife resource basinwide.

Political and institutional restrictions make it difficult

for regional or local institutions to solve problems which span

their boundaries. This is true even when coordination between

neighboring agencies is excellent. The timing, funding level, and

study goals must be similar between agencies to fully coordinate

studies which deal with basinwide problems. This problem cannot

be solved by applying corrective action to several well-defined

sources responsible for the problem. More often, it is solved by

management actions applied basinwide in combination with localized

specific corrective measures where necessary.

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