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<br /> <br />and review of the study conduct as it proceeded from the inventory <br />phase through plan formulation. citizen members provided infor- <br />mation on study activities to constituents in their interest area. <br />Special committees and Consultants <br />Several special committees were formed to aid in conducting <br />certain phases of the study. These committee members were some- <br />times citizens who served without pay, being motivated primarily <br />by their interest in water resources management. <br />Project and Program Financing Committee. This committee was <br />formed to provide guidance and review the findings of a contractor <br />investigating possibilities for funding water resources projects. <br />Its members met periodically to review completed analyses and <br />suggest additional areas for consideration. Members of the <br />committee were representatives of state and federal agencies, <br />insurance and investment companies, university staff, and Natural <br />Resource Districts. <br />Consultants. The Nebraska Water Resources Research Institute, <br />located in Lincoln, Nebraska was engaged as a consultant to <br />develop a computer model to screen and optimize the number and <br />size of potential projects for the multiple objectives of irriga- <br />tion, flood control and recreation. This was to be a general model <br />for use throughout the basin in plan formulation activities. How- <br />ever, the timing of the model development and schedule requirements <br />precluded its use outside the Elkhorn Subbasin. <br />The same consultant was also engaged to investigate additional <br />funding possibilities as discussed previously. Many of the data <br />were obtained from state and federal agencies with proposals made <br />for consideration of suggested potential programs. <br /> <br />1-22 <br />