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<br />o <br />en attendant adverse impacts on the local tax base. <br />,.... <br />C) <br /> <br />U.S. Geological Survey <br />The U.S Geological Survey (Survey) gathers flow and <br /> <br />water-quality data throughout the Colorado River Basin. <br /> <br />These data are vital to the needs of the federal agencies, <br /> <br />states, local and private entities in managing the river in <br /> <br />and maintaining the water-quality standards. The data are <br /> <br />also critical to fulfilling international commitments. <br /> <br />In recent years, the Survey has discontinued a number of <br /> <br />stream-gaging and water-quality stations in the Colorado <br /> <br />Hi ver Basin. <br /> <br />Discontinuation of hydrologic data collection <br /> <br />activities is due to funding reductions in state and federal <br /> <br />agency programs as well as completion of the data collection <br /> <br />phase of federal and state projects. As available funds <br /> <br />become less, project objectives are completed, and hydrologic <br /> <br />information needs change, it is important to reestablish <br /> <br />priorities for various types and frequency of data collection <br /> <br />as well as sampling locations in order to maximize informa- <br /> <br />tion for the most users. To establish hydrologic data needs <br /> <br />of federal, state, and local water management agencies, the <br /> <br />Survey should meet with the Work Group to review and develop <br /> <br />specific agency needs and priorities for hydrologic network <br /> <br />activities. This should also provide the Survey the informa- <br /> <br />tion needed to seek sufficient funds to maintain the critical <br /> <br />stations within the basin. <br /> <br />The Council understands that the Colorado District of <br /> <br />-16- <br /> <br />~jf, '" <br />