75 Water Assessment July 1973: Draft Plan of Study

• Description: This draft report lays out a plan for the 1975 Water Assessment Study. The purpose of this study was to "describe the Nation's 'severe' existing and emerging problems" related to water.
• State: CO
• Date: 7/1/1973
• Author: United States Water Resources Council
• Title: 75 Water Assessment July 1973: Draft Plan of Study
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Step 02B -- Specific Problem Analysis
The Specific Problem Analysis will be made to identify and develop
pertinent information on specific ;eater- related problems and to identify those
problems likely to be missed in the Nationwide Adequacy Analysis. It also will
be used to substantiate and refine problems identified in the Nationwide Adequacy
Analysis. This objective will be met by review of literature, by several expert
surveys, and by detailed follow -up on the problems identified in the surveys.
This phase of the assessment is designed to obtain opinions, guidance, and
detailed information from a wide range of Government and private individuals,
agencies, and organizations -- experts in the water resources field.
The surveys and follow -up activities would be conducted by standard,
scientifically accepted procedures that include (1) defining the objective of the
surveys; (2) determining the population to be studied, data to be collected and
method of collecting the data; (3) designing the forms; (4) pretesting the forms;
(5) conducting the field work; (6) following up on nonresponse; (7) processing and
analyzing the information collected; and (8) following up on the more pertinent and
and important responses.
User Awareness and Needs Survey: (Task 1 of Step 0213) -- This survey will
be the first initiated by the 1975 Assessment as soon as possible after
funds are available and will serve the following purposes:
o Identify users of the 1968 Assessment; determine the needs
of the users; determine the adequacy of the 1968 Assessment
in meeting user needs; alert potential users about the objec-
tives and procedures of the 1975 Assessment; identify potential
users of the 1975 and other future assessments; and identify
potential participants in the Problem Identification Survey and
Problem Authentication activities.
o Identify general problem areas around which the Problem
Identification Survey should be structured.
o Provide guidance to the Regional Sponsors and the NPAC in
developing the final Regional Work Plans and financial and
Manpower Plan by focusing attention on relevant problem areas
and user needs.