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<br />syslt~m cannOT CUl o.lck liT shll! tlnwn \\ilhoUI
<br />St'f1l1US con.\t.'1ucrKcs 10 tIlt" community sCf\"t"tL
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<br />(;wwtn is also occurring in '1~'ficuhur;11 arl;";ls
<br />"'nl"f.' kl:Y waIn TCSllllrn's 'Ire "ften (r.l/o:lle and
<br />seMCl.. ;-";,lluntl an~njlll'S of tilt" \'\'Cq arc lll:ing
<br />suh..IJ\-..II'd ;\nd dlSpLICI"tl. Ironically, Iht.S(,> n;llu
<br />Tal c1Cml"I1IS :Ir('" h'y f.\Ctors allf,lcting lhe \'t'T)
<br />['''pul,Hion m'Wcntl'l1I whICh is d(,slroymg dwm.
<br />.\11 ThlS IS r;mif~ (llnct'rTlS n:l.llnJ 'n smuin.lhdIIY.
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<br />I kClSloll.' alH 'Uf whne ami how to grow an- T;lfl:ly
<br />1I1f1UI'fl{"cd hy rhc \\';111'1' pollc) "f the OI\"aibhilil)' 01
<br />\lo,llt"!. ~1.\'t'nllt"JcH. whnt' iI Molle un.II'n'ikcs 10 (le-
<br />wI,,!, ,1I11l ,mpll'nwm ,I comprehensive /o(I'O\nh.
<br />111.lI1,It-:t'ml"1l! su.lIt"10. \\-all'T T("SlIurCCs p',hc)' should hi:
<br />a comporlt"m of rh;lI S'r;lll.'~-. Ind"(<II, n1:ln~ hdl<:n'
<br />lhe fUlure of ~ro\l.lh-m,m;I,L:t:m<:nt <:(((ln~ will rt:\'ol\'c
<br />around n.llur'll rcsourn' cOIlMr;lints, Stale ct'forts
<br />~h"uld nOl ;U!L'mpl 10 prc~'mpl I"ca.l pn.T,,)~:ni\'es, hUI
<br />UtnL'r t:lldca\'ot to m(o"n, ",1I1!<:, and a~sisl lOCI] c(
<br />fons. I n this C"ntl.xt, lhl' ("lIow Sll'PS shoull! he
<br />ukl'n,
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<br />I.A. To (osll'r stlslolinahlc ~rn\\'lh policies, stalell
<br />"hfluld iilt'mify W,!lcr rClluin.'lI1t'lIh flt'l'llt.tI
<br />fnr fUlure J..:'rnwlh, arul tln'c1op illll'g-ralctl
<br />g-rnwlh and w:i1cr sllpply illlp:U.'1 sct'narios
<br />lhal c,ln hi' pn'semcd III luc;d dl'cisi"n 111.11..-
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<br />The n'bll<Jnslup l1<t"'t,(,O p"l'uLi""tl ~n,wth .mll
<br />w.llt'r fl'S"urces IS I1ftcn si!o:oitieomt, hut 10" \l(ll'n nlll
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<br />well understood, To cIl('our'lgt' Susl'lin;lhk ~rnwlh
<br />polinl'!; ;If...1 pl,IOS, Slates ~h"uld ldcnufy lhe w,Un
<br />Ilt'mantls Jnd ImpaClS llssuciatl'd with future ~rowlh,
<br />Ad,lition<llly, stall'!; shoulll ,1c\(']"p intL1{ralCd W"',1dh
<br />,IOI! \\'.llcr Il.'S"U!l:l' scenan"s ~o thaI lhe c',"-'l'llul'nn's
<br />01 various wuwlh scenarios can he c\'alu;III-....1 (or both
<br />Ihe nt';lr .l.Il,ll(>ll~ leml. /:unhcr,,L,'Uidancc as t"3pp'"
<br />pri;llt: 1l1l'lh..t!s to man<IJ.:c j{rowlh lhrou!(h ;leCl'SS I"
<br />walcr slIpplil'S should be: provillc-.l. Such WolltLtnCl'
<br />should be: suflicicmly lkxihle:, within lhl' fr;l.nlt:\\ork of
<br />rde\'anl n,nstitulIlJllal rCSlr,unlS, I., j{1n' Jppn'prtalt'
<br />l!i'cn'Ii"n In r'K,dly dt'Ctnl oftici.lls,
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<br />1.lt Slall'S shuuld f.tt:iIilalc clIllahllrali\'c \\Olh'r-
<br />shed-fllcu!'cd plannin/.: Ihal 1);11;\0(,'\.'" 11t.'liir-
<br />able g-rll\\lh and prulccliun "f lht., lIannal
<br />clI\'imnlllt'nr Ih;u derc:odli nn surface ;11111
<br />/.:fIIund \\;lIl'r quanril)' ;u1l1 qu.l]ily,
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<br />'J11l'rc is ,I ~r"wt"K consensus th.ll, .IS wate:rshe:ds
<br />h.\\(' ('owr...."'..! '" the unit (or m;\n.I~"Il1CItl In.l :lctlon,
<br />fhey h'I\'l'Ix-c"ml',lr.U1on:11 ft.Ullt'work r"r underlak
<br />lOp: llllq.:,r,ltn! 1I''''''url'e mall;l~CIl1Cnl.~ SI"t'll 10 ,hi,
<br />l'lmtcxt, a<1,lre:s'lnp: gn,wlh n\;ln;lj..",'menl CI.nt:l'tns
<br />should !It' within lhe raJlge: of is,ut~s lhat ], 1C;l1 STake-
<br />holders Im'oln'd In w'lIcrshnl rbnmnp: nuy WIsh 10
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<br />"Statc cfTorts should not altcmpt to prccmpt local
<br />prcrogativcs, but rathcr cndcavor to inform.
<br />guidc, and assist local cfTorts."
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