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COMMENTS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER AND <br />IRRIGATION DISTRICT <br />considered in the first two volumes, but is arranged to <br />correspond section by section to the RDEIS, and provides <br />greater technical detail on the full range of issues. <br />Throughout this proceeding, Central's discussions and <br />comments have always been prefaced with remarks regarding <br />the limited supply of water in Nebraska and the need to <br />recognize that water can only be provided for one interest <br />if it is taken away from other interests. Central has <br />stressed the importance of determining what is achievable by <br />these Projects, not simply what some participants consider <br />desirable. This understanding is fundamental to resolving <br />issues in the relicensing proceeding. Central is pleased <br />that, in selecting a variation on the Nebraska State Plan as <br />its preferred alternative for water issues, the Staff has <br />recognized the limits on available resources and the limits <br />on the Projects' ability to achieve particular ends. <br />Central remains concerned, however, that the Staff has not <br />adequately applied this understanding in the area of non- <br />water contributions to enhancing environmental and <br />recreational resources. <br />Another theme Central has repeatedly put forward is <br />that the Districts should not be held responsible for more <br />than their fair share of enhancement measures. This volume <br />focuses in large part on identifying legal and practical <br />bases for determining how large an amount represents the <br />Districts' fair share, and why the Districts should not be <br />- 2 - <br />RESPONSES TO CENTRAL NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER AND <br />IRRIGATION DISTRICT <br />