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o o ~ CXl CXl '-' CXMPREHENSIVEPIlINNOC -tdMI'i'itE The Comprehensive Planning Committee (formerly the Ad Hoc Committee on the 1975 National Water Assessment) continued work during 1976-77. The purpose and objective of the committee is to function as the AWRBIAC __ work group in accomplishing the regional position of the 1975 National Water Assessment sponsored by AWRBIAC for the U.S. Water Resources Council. This group was converted into a standing committee in 1976 in view of the WRC's continuing Water Assessment and Appraisal Program (WAAP) to follow the National Water Assessment. The committee experienced other changes this past year. On October 1, 1976 Mr. Jesse Range of the Corps of Engineers assumed chairmanship because the former chairman was transferred to a position outside the AWR region. In addition, Hr. Kenneth Schroeder assumed the study director duties on April 1, 1977 upon the retirement of Hr. Paul Willmore. Mrs. Goldie Hill, administrative assistant to the study director, also retired during 1977. Even with these transitions, considerable progress was made during this year towards completing the AWR's portion of the assessment. The committee met on each of the three regular meetings of AWRBIAC and on one other occasion with representatives of the states and the Water Resources Council. Further details as to the committee activities are given in the following paragraphs. Messrs. Willmore and Range attended a meeting of regional study directors in Reno, Nevada on October 12-13, 1976 to discuss the status of remaining efforts in the assessment. Topics included guidelines and schedules for Activities 3 and 4 on Specific Problem Analysis, the National Priorities Analysis and the need for regional assistance in that effort, the water for energy program, and the Water Assessment and Appraisal Program. The first regular meeting of the year was held on October 19. 1976 in Wichita, Kansas. Acknowledgment was made of WRC acceptance of the AWR report on Activity 2 of the Specific Problem Analysis. Most of the meeting was spent discussing the guidelines for Activity 3 issued by WRC and a proposed outline of Activity 3 report developed by Mr. Willmore. It was agreed that State Regional Future (SRF) data should be used in lieu of MOdified Central Case OMCC) in the problem effects analysis required in Activities 3 and 4. State representatives of the committee advised that draft material in the format of the Activity 3 outline could be furnished to Mr. Willmore in 7