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<br />2. State Needs and Strategies ro Meet Future Demands
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<br />The a\'aiLlhllity of W;llcr III suiuhk- quality dc-ady
<br />aifects suS!;\irwd ~"'owlh and prmpcrit) in w'CMcm
<br />~t;.lICS. Virtually cvery \W~lcrn SI;\h,' h;IS Sf'lnt' t}fx' 01
<br />M;.Itc w-,ller pl;.ln th,ll prolt'CIS population wowlh and
<br />antiflpiUt'd IIKrea~:s III Walt'r ust' for ,'anuus pllrpt."t"S.
<br />.\lo~1 inclmll' infomuti"n on exisunj.: usc~ and K"'ps III
<br />projefwd supply Jml .k'nund OWl' dift"crcnt periods of
<br />lime:, SultilJ.r1y, V;trtous stAle, fedl'r.lI ;lnd IOCII ;Igcncie:~
<br />11.l\c ,lcn'lornl ('"XleIlSI\"C tlTolnlTlc:nd;l!llllls jur mt"CI'
<br />ing luluro: W;llt'r nt'cds. To~..'(."tht'r, dlt:sc smdil's pro
<br />\.tlk' .1 ~1I,lpsh,,! 01 rUrrl'!l( cl>llIlitH.ns anll pussihle
<br />slr;lleglcs I" hdp !Tlt'el Ihl" luturc w';Ite:r f1(."Cds oi tht,
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<br />In fst;\blishinj.: .Illd implcnlt:ntinjo; wall'r pI.Ulnin~, '1
<br />nl'w r.1t"..dlJo.,'Il1 has enlCrl-,'t.'11 which mo\'cs J\l.a) irom a
<br />lop Ilnwn 'lrpro.u:h to tdenfllyill~ problt'llls. prnit'clillg
<br />nCell< <l.nd sU~cslJng projt'cts and pro~,""lms tow;\rds 'I
<br />hottom up aprroach Ih;lt relics Oil Incal st.lh'holdns.
<br />oilen on a watl'rshellll'\'d, cflmin~ "J)..'I:the'r IOlh:tine
<br />. ;HId "rill/-: to SUit, .1Il.! fl',kr.t1g",'crnmt'nts ltwir pl:r
<br />cel\'cd Ill',:ds and lll"~l likd~ solullons to t1wtr I.valer
<br />slll'ply pTOhlt-ms. Thl'sl' can thl'n Ix- cumpllt',l aml
<br />n"CIJIleilCll wnll ,.dlan.!lt COllllnUntUeS' m:eds in the
<br />lonn of a ~l'lll.t;ll St.lll' walCf phn. h'dnal J,i,'l'tKll'S'
<br />w;un supply 1'lt.lli"i\'s. pn~r,.ms ;md pm)l"cts {we'll III
<br />uk!. Int" aCcount till'S(,' phnoHlJl: d"forls and l'nsure
<br />Itll'ir mi_sioo rd.lll'd "ctinlies 'In' AS cooSl'lent ;\s pos,
<br />sible.
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<br />'Inc 1lt."t"l1 '''I' ,uldtlll>ll.11 supplies to nlt:et I-,,,.nwinJl:
<br />an,1 ch.lnglllg wall"!' supply dt'nun,ls lor hOlh nit'
<br />sln'am .md instre;ltll detll.mds h.I' hnn i.!cntltit'd hy
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<br />\"inually t'\'el') wcstt'rn state ;IS a pnorilY, ,\iter Sl'I.CfJI
<br />rears 01 consecullvt" Ilr"u~ht. il should nOI he surpris
<br />ing Ihal in Ihe arid \'reSI water suprl~ euntinu\'s to t>t..
<br />of \'itaJ COllCt'rn, ht'sh water supplies arc: Iimitl'd and
<br />1ll.1Il} if nOI most suriaCl.~ waler and ~ruund WaleI'
<br />s<.urce's aft' fully '.pl'ruprialed or "lhl'rwiSt.' rnl.r....ed
<br />for Ill~ri.ld u'>Cs. E1l\'Iro>llmt'mal and n.cte;l.lion,,1 USt'S
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<br />arc growing and Ill'ell 1'0 he .lccomm"ll..ll'd by Walt'r
<br />man.lj..,'l"rS, Ener~' dem;lIlds And relaled waIn r('"source
<br />nl'ed, arl' siglllticant conc('TOs. As rht' ('oited St.lIt's
<br />l'xp;lllds ils Ilonll:stic CIll'I}Q pn>lIUClion, dw inteuc-
<br />lion helween t'nt'r~y de\ dopmt'nt And Walt'r U~: III the
<br />\l estern M.Ucs cannot be on-rluokcd. '(nl' issut.s un)..'!.'
<br />frum how fO lkal with ......lIt.r pn>llufCtI frum CMr.Il'Uon
<br />pmces"t"s tn mt'cting rhe c""lin~ wall'r demands (If
<br />coal and natur,t1 KAS tircd power plAnts. Agncuhurc
<br />accounts for muSI ollhc Ih\erSIOnl Irom ri\er, arul
<br />Slre;l.mS III lhe \\'i:sl. lIy,lnopower is also \'t'l)' Impor,
<br />1;1111 in walt:r rcsourccs Ilc\'d<Jpfm'lIl allll tin;uKin~,
<br />\V..lt'r is a Ulllyuc puhlic and prl\"ate resource or corn
<br />modifY thaI nn hJ.. houghr .md sold, usnl and reUst:d,
<br />/loWC\'er. thl'rc: ,uc IUnIts. and conlltClS am<Jnj.: ,hcst,
<br />CIHllpl:UlIg Ust'S Jnd lI~:rs ;\rc innl';\slllR
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<br />\\llile SI:I1l'S undt'rsrorc Iht' nt'cd gl'nt'ully lor ...1
<br />dnion,.1 supplies. many St.lrcs t'mph,lsin' 1Il particular
<br />Iii,' [It;1.d to pro\ide ;ldelJu,uc suppli,'s to rur.11 commu-
<br />niril's. In somc are::ts ollhe \\cst, mral rc~idclll~ IIlUSI
<br />suI! haul their own Ilrinkin14 WAleI', or the \lal,'r lju'Llity
<br />is poor. I>rinkilll-: walcr sy~tell1s ;Ire cXf'l'nSlvc Alld the
<br />CO~1S "ften e'xCl-cd rural W;lll'r user~' ;\hilit)' to p,.)'.
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<br />\\l'stern Sf.IICS n''',.;ni/c Ihl' dIfficulty "r con
<br />slruclin!ol; nc\l. bfJ..,'C W;lll'r pro)l'cts. Inslcad. prolCflS
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<br />"Federal agencies' walcr supply policies. programs
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<br />and projects need to take into account thesc
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<br />[watershed) planning efforts and ensure their mission
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<br />related activities an~ as consistent as possible,"
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