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<br />and walef d1iciency) shnuld hI.' prollloled to
<br />enahle more dTidenl and emu dTecri\'e up.
<br />t'r,lli'JIls.
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<br />Fundln~ dw Il;'~e;lf('h. d,:n:l"pmcm :l!l.l application
<br />oi rn:w watef ll:<;oun:c~-rdall"{1 Il'chnoloWes ;Inti fo~-
<br />lenn~ II"chnuloK'- trJn~fer oppununillc~ are imponam
<br />to morl' efticielll ;\fid eficCli\-e w:lter resources man-
<br />.Igl.rt1l.nl, E),i,ung (cdl.raJ ;md ,Ule re~>l:;lrch d,.IJ.lrs
<br />should he cart fully anll cnllaborJti\'(']~ aJloc;l!nl {n
<br />foclI' hmitnl rc~JUrcc~ on priorit}' oct..ls.
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<br />l,C. The \,\:"(";A ;lIId WSWC slron~ly SlIppoM tn-
<br />.1C1IlIl.n!of the Nalional Jnlc~ralcd Hroug'ht
<br />Informalion SYMcm ACI of 2006 (H.R. SBfi
<br />and S. 2751) II) Illakl. pemlOlne", a N.uiunal
<br />Inll'~faled nmu~ht Infofl11aljnll S~'slem
<br />(NIl)IS), ;IS well .IS bro.ulcr n:lliomll drnu/.:ht
<br />pn.paredness Icg'is\;uinn. Stale and fedef;l!
<br />ag'l.ncil.s should eunsidt'r t;II'Jl!I III pursue
<br />cre;uion of a broallcr inll'~r;lIcd wall'r re.
<br />811UrCCS infnnnMion S}'SIelTl, which wmlld
<br />Sl''''l. ;IS ;l ha'!is fnf waler.rc!aled phl11nillg',
<br />prl.paredlless ;lIul rcspollsl. ;Icti\.i1ies.
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<br />\\'nkrn ,Liles h;I\'c ~uffC""11 ;lI1d l'tlllliolll' 10 'lrll~'
<br />~l~. w uh thl. 1n11',lCIS of 'I mulll~c,'r tlrou~ht, .\Iuch of
<br />Ihl. p'llellu;l] j"r tlr'IU~]1l ouli.l:olli"l\ n.ljllirt"s C)'ll.n'l\t"
<br />pLlIloln,K olnd pn.p;lr;uion ]onlo: IN:fore ImpacI~ are fl.ill
<br />Ill.d. Tht..re i~ no n"lion.11 tlroughl poliq. Ilor a Ollt~
<br />MOl' ~hup fur informaljon h' ;lid .kci~lullmakcrs,
<br />,\IOTl.IlI'I.r.llnJUghll~ hut one h~t.!roln":K ('sm:me, ",uh
<br />tloot.! prcdil'1101l. mili).:anon monitorll1~ .Int.! coll!rol
<br />clju;lllrimp'.rullI.
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<br />2.0. Tht' \,('S\\'C IihOIl]d encIIllwgc lilalt's If) de.
<br />\'dop and implt:lHel1l sUlln~ Illale watt"f
<br />pl;!ns and CCllllpilc a I<;(;lIt"-h},.t;I;lll" atld \'(ICIII'
<br />wide ~Ull1mary of 1':o.i~linj{ w:ller lilieS, W;lIer
<br />plans allll pl<ll1nin~ cfruMli, l.tlne", j{rlJIIIlIJ
<br />;Ind surface w;lIer IlUpp]il'lt, ;llld alldcip;tu'd
<br />fUlIIrc dern;lnd_~, Ihen idemify ;Ind eV;lltlale
<br />Irelldlt and CCllIIlllllll IhC:IIlt"!I. The 1111111111;1-
<br />ries shollltl adlln:ss buth l'onsulIlplh'e ;llId
<br />nOfl-cnnlillll1plive u.~cs ;Il1d t.lt:llIands, This
<br />StlIllIlUI)' Khould indlltle bolh existil1j{ W<llt.'r
<br />supply and dt..malld.III;I!l;Igt..lIK.1II policiefl
<br />and prog'fallls, ;IS wdl alt pl;lIlned or Plllt..n.
<br />lia! aClivides. The focus should he un .1
<br />~r;lltSIUUlS, walt"rshl.'d appro;!ch In itlelllify.
<br />in~ waler problem~ .ltld polt.~nlLlI suluti"ns
<br />from Ihe ~rollml tip, inlt"gr;lIillg' Iht"IlI' ('frllrt>l
<br />illln indi\'idu,l! SI;lIt" pl;ll1s. Similarly, fl..
<br />WlIllal Of llltlhi'!llale and Illllhipll. river haliin
<br />Slr;!lel-..;e plalls !ihou]d ht.' l'ulIIpriM'd IIf Ihl'lle
<br />huiltlinJ.{hlllCkli,
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<br />\'inually c\'cr)' \\'l"~tl'rn S\;Il(' 11.'1' pa'l ;Ill.! pfl.'l.nr
<br />walcr pbns and nUll~ Cl1lr]tI~ ollJ.,,,,ing W'IIt"f pbllnill).:
<br />l'ffoMs. Thcsc \"111' wid..!y In .It-I;IlI, 'IIY]I. ,lilt! 'IZt.., 1.111
<br />,h.'uld f(lml!he ba'il~ f'lf ;lll)' fUlure t.'ff"n~ u. (;',hl"11
<br />a wt"stl.rn or natioo;11 W;Ht.'f poliq or plan, 'I~ 'Oil\("
<br />h,I\'(' SU~cStl'IL An t.'\';lhution "i common compo
<br />nt..nts may 11",111 to Iht.. hrlt,lIll.r applicautI" of slle(t",~fu]
<br />r"lClll"t."S. SI'ltt.' W.lln rLm~ nl;l~ mdulle Ill;Ul;ll-,'l.'ml.nt
<br />resp..nse~ which: (]) ll11prtl\l' Ilt-m;llul manaJ.,'lCmcnt
<br />and COll't.'f\';ltl<ln ,1ralcWl.'; (2) Ut1hTl.Il1ft..~rollt:11 .....all.r
<br />reSt'UKC manal-,....mclll ;IS ;Ill eiiCClln" I1lclh,..1 f'lT a~,
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<br />"An evaluation of common components [of
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<br />stale water plans] may lead to the broader
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<br />application ofsucccssful practiccs."
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