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1-3 09.266S' References to the Platte River Basin in Nebraska stated: "The framework study clearly revealed that there is a need to more fully coordinate tributary plan- ning to resolve the main stem or basin water problems and to more fully attain the available op- portunities for resource development. To accomplish such planning will require the closing of "data gaps" revealed by the framework study and will require a complete water system analysis. The principal data gaps are: (1) need for better knowledge of the inter- relationships of ground and surface waters, (2) in- ventories of water uses and wastes, (3) delineation of agricultural waste sources, and (4) general water quality surveys." Nebraska State Water Plan By action of the Legislature in 1967, the Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Commission (now the Natural Resources Com- mission) was directed to analyze the soil and water resources of the state and to prepare a comprehensive water and related land plan for the State of Nebraska, this to be known as the State Water Plan. One section of the plan was completed and published in May 1971 under the title "Report on the Framework Study." In ad- dition, the State Water Plan includes "The Basin Studies, the Status Summary, and the Special Recommendations." The stated purpose of the Framework Study was: "to provide a broad, conceptual framework for the orderly, efficient development and management of the state's water and related land resources. It is an- ticipated that this study will act as a guide to all federal, state, and local entities engaged in plan- ning, design, construction, and operation of resource development projects in Nebraska." It was recommended in the Framework Study that the Governor and Legislature should insure that all planning for development and utilization of the state's ,water and water related resources