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<br />OUB;I~ <br /> <br />and the resulting partial adjudication (consideration of some federal <br /> <br />rIghts were postponed IndefInitely) will be heard by the state Supreme <br />Court probably sometime In 1980. An appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court <br /> <br />could follow the state Supreme Court action. <br /> <br />The process of quantifying, Identifying, and adjudicating the <br />United States' water rights will Inevitably continue. The question <br /> <br />Is whether It should continue "as Is" on a random basis or whether It <br /> <br />should be done In a systematic way -- relying on the ongoing land manage- <br /> <br />ment process as much as possible to Identify water needs, developing <br /> <br />and using technical expertise In a uniform way, with the federal and <br /> <br />state agencies exchanging common Information, and utilIzing uniform, <br /> <br />agreed upon procedures, standards and techniques. The Task Force believes <br /> <br />that the answer Is self-evident -- a systematic approach Is essential. <br /> <br />As the Comptroller General concluded: <br /> <br />The reserved water rights controversy Is <br />becoming more acute and Inhibits the effi- <br />cient use of scarce Western water resources. <br />While GAD continues to believe that, In the <br />final analysis, legislation may be necessary <br />to resolve the controversial questions and <br />Issues. . . GAG Is endorsing the President's <br />polley Initiative because there Is an urgent <br />need to address the problem. It represents, <br />for the first time, a comprehensive action <br />program to Inventory and quantify Federal <br />and Indian reserved water rlghts.24/ <br /> <br />24/ GAG Report, pp. v-vi (emphasis added). See also, Colorado River <br />Basin Water Problems: How to Reduce Their Impact;jDp. 13-17 (8-133053, <br />May 4, 1979) Report of the Comptroller General. <br /> <br />-24- <br />