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<br />. The U'e!ilcm Gon'mofS should IIrj..,>e Con~ress
<br />.lIld Ihe Adminislr,lIinll IhrouJ::h the Climate
<br />Ch;ln~c Scicll<:c f'rt}j.{r,nn (CCSI)) 10 fund fl'se,uch
<br />for inlpruving the p~(licli\'t~. cap;lhilitic8 (or c1i-
<br />male ch;tIIJ.,>e, amI aSSl.'SSIlICIll and miliJ.:'Ollioll of
<br />ill' impao;u.. Addilinnally, J.:;\'('n the complex di.
<br />111;111110/..')' in lilt" "'CSI, it is impllrlOlI1l Ihal dilll;uc
<br />challJ!:t. l11oddin/.{ hc cunducted m a IIIl1ch liner
<br />rt:!lohlliull. ('.J::. W;llt"rshcds and suhw;llcrshcds. II
<br />is also illlporl;tnt Ih.u the federal /.:o\emll1cm illl_
<br />plt'men! n:s!:'ar<.:h funding- R:l;llllum:nlluinns ,(..so_
<br />cLued with Gual!! 4 ami 5 of the 2003 CCSll Slrale-
<br />/.tic l'lom, including the arca of in<:re;lsl'd fMnncr-
<br />ships with l'xi""illJ.l: lISer IoiUppOrl insliturions, slIch
<br />all Slolle dilll;uolnj.:iSls, rcg:iun;t! dil1lalt." cc",cn;,
<br />agricultural cxlt"l\siull sen'in,"s, n:SllllU:... 11I.H!aJ.:e-
<br />menl "J.:e.'nde."s, .lI1d .Hale alld ]oc;\I J.:o\"emme.'ms,
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<br />5.C. SI;Ile.' Jl1.lIIl1inJ.:
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<br />I) Tilt.' GUH'nmr of each SI.IIt" should direCI
<br />Ih,'ir 1iI;1lt" c1iIllOllohlJ.:isl, re!e\'alll wal"r .1Ild em'i.
<br />ronllle..nl<l! ;11.'Cncl'.'s, .1Ild uni\'t"tliilie.'s 10 ;Issess
<br />hilHuricOI.l. CUrrl'lH, allll proj,'cle.'d dim.lIc Irl'nds
<br />for Iheir p;lrIicular slall' and r,'Lile.' 1I1l'se In pol.'n.
<br />lial ch;lIlJ.:"s in wate.'r !lupply and \\';lIer qualily, in
<br />order III pn:pMe fllr and miliJ.:ale the imp;lcls from
<br />dim;ue chan,,' ;lIld c1imale \';lri;lbiliIY, Stich as.
<br />SeSlillK.'IlI!1 should include ;III ilne.'llIory of d,lIa
<br />source.'s ;1\';lilah]e for e.";\ch M.lle. wilh ;lIlalysis ;Ip-
<br />pmpriale lU \....llcorshe..d-le\'l:1 1Il:1II.Ij.i;elll"IlI, The
<br />Gun'mllfS shollld Sl't'k ne.'n'!<sary fundillJ.: In sup-
<br />plI" Ihese.' aClh;lies,
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<br />2) Slolll'S should 'I\aill!;lin \'arious wall'r-rdaled
<br />1'1;IIIS, inc.:ludinJ.: slale W;\Il.'r pLIIIS, w:lle.'n;hed
<br />plalls. sl;IIe.' druuJ.:lu plalLs, rcse.'n'uir lIIallaJ.:e.'mem
<br />pl,IIlS, nunc.! pLIfIS, l.'lC, Thelil' p];lIIli lihollld bc."
<br />exp'llId"11 or enhalll"t_"cJ ;lccording:ly III inchule di-
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<br />m;lIe challl...... sc.:enarios, 11arliClI!;1l emph;c.sis
<br />should he placc.'d Oil c1imale ch;lII/.:e widlin Ihe
<br />CUlllt'XI of walershl.'d planning, Slale!;. !lillliIarly.
<br />!!ihuuld t'xp;lIld or t'nh'lnce olhl'r Slale pl;lIIs Ihal
<br />indude w;lIcr-rclillt'd cuucemli_lIch ;IS fure'"
<br />1II;lnag:l'menl, enerJ.'}', and ecuullIl1ic de."n'loplul.'nl
<br />pl:lns-IO iuclude Ihe impacl of c1illl;lIc-chaul.'l'
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<br />J) SIOIles should ('oordimlle wilh OInd include
<br />local g:on'mmenls in Iheir dilllOlle chang:l" plan.
<br />ninJ.: dTo"s, Loc>ll g:o\'emlllcllIs >lfe an en'r.
<br />increa.sill/.: play"'r in waler iSSlIl'S, for ex;unp]e.',
<br />lhrnug:h land liSe.' policies, ;IS the de,-dopl'r nf l1e\\
<br />wall'r supplies, water n:lnsfel'!l, and in implemem.
<br />ing: \nlll'r n'slricliolls and W;lIer use efficie.'nLJ'
<br />pmJ.:r:lIllS,
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<br />4) Slales should e\'al\l;\le ;U1d fC\ise ;IS Ill"Cell-
<br />S;lf)' Ihe kJ.:al framework for w;lIer nUll;lJ.:l'melll III
<br />Ihe e'lelll .dlowahle 10 l'nMue sufficienl nexibilil}'
<br />exislli 10 ;lIuicipale and respond 10 c1imale.'
<br />chang:e"
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<br />5,0. Ong:oinJ.: Coordinalion & Inforrnaliflll Shar-
<br />illJ.: BCI\\'Ct"1I Scit.'nlisls, J'l.lil)'.'\laken;, ;Ind
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<br />The Gun'roms shuuld e.'onn'ue nnJ.~,ing. hroad
<br />stakeholder 111l"t'ling:!I IWlwl'l'n stille Willer lll:ll1ag:_
<br />erli, IIK'ill W;lIl'r liuppl}' lllan;lgers, sc1l'nliSls, fl'd-
<br />,'r.11 agencies, IInin'rsilics, ;lIld olhe.'r.. 10 1II;lkt'
<br />SlIr," wOller llI;m'lgers uuc.kr!oland \\'h;1I 1111,.' science
<br />is saying: abuuI dinune change ;md whal llew
<br />IOo!s e,isl, and, cllll\'er..dy so Ih;1I !lclelllisl!I un.
<br />tlcr!iol;lnc.! dlC dal;l ;md rest'arch I1ct'd!i of w"wr
<br />mauage.'rs ;Ind t1st'r..,
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<br />"States should evaluate and revise as necessary the legal
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<br />framework for water management to the extent allowable
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<br />to ensure sullieient flexibility exists to anticipate and
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<br />respond to change,"
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