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<br />.', 00.26 ~ 0 <br /> <br />State Advisory Committee <br /> <br />. ",',. <br />. ;:" -. - -. ~ <- , !;. . <br />'A'~eat~ Advisory Committee was formed to provide State needs <br /> <br />and desires to the Assistant Director; membership is shown in <br /> <br />figure 1-2. The Committee conducted a public attitude survey of <br /> <br />1,000 people early in the Study to help identify public preferences <br /> <br />and objectives for use in plan formulation. <br /> <br />The results of the survey indicate that Nebraska residents <br /> <br />in the Platte River Basin feel that economic problems such as <br /> <br />inflation and increased food costs far outweigh social, environ- <br /> <br />mental, or water resource concerns. A majority of those inter- <br /> <br />viewed do not expect most water resource problems to have an im- <br /> <br />portant impact on their personal lives. They also feel that the <br /> <br />population in general is affected only "somewhat" by water resource <br /> <br />problems. Consistent with the perception of the low priority given, <br /> <br />water resource problems, the majority of the residents interviewed <br /> <br />in all subbasins feel water related needs are being met "fairly <br /> <br />well" or "very well". They also rated Nebraska's water supply as <br /> <br />at least adequate. <br /> <br />While most residents interviewed prefer a rather constant <br /> <br />population level, they support some economic development especial- <br />ly of outdoor recreational opportunities and the establishment <br /> <br />of small industry. Furthermore, the respondents expressed the <br /> <br />attitude that provision of water for future development is im- <br />portant. Limited regulation of water withdrawal is supported. <br />The expressed opinion is that water resource planning should <br />be primarily a local function. Of the solutions presented to <br /> <br />reduce flood damages, reservoirs are preferred. The issue of <br /> <br />"transbasin diversion" did not evoke either a strong positive <br /> <br />1-11 <br /> <br />