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property (volume, surface area, depth and cross section, flow charac- <br />teristics, aquatic habitat, and quality) to satisfy assumed future - condition <br />estimates of water use for a particular geographic unit, area, site, <br />river reach, estuary, or marine area. Problems can be seasonal or <br />continuous throughout the year. Problems may result from the incom- <br />patibility or unbalanced distribution of the requirements themselves. <br />They are also caused by the impact on one or more water properties <br />of non - water - related activities, such as subdivision developments and <br />industrial installations. Problem severity is measured in terms of the <br />economic, environmental, and social impact (both positive and negative) <br />of not having adequate supply properties to satisfy assumed future -con- <br />dition estimates of water use. <br />Problem authentication is the process whereby (1) problems that <br />are of sufficient importance to include in further assessment activities, <br />and for which further authenticating information should be developed, <br />will be selected from the problems identification survey and (2) additional <br />information will be developed by field participants to authenticate these <br />selected problems, to determine their sensitivity to various alternative <br />assumptions, and to develop indicators of the deficiencies. <br />Problem identification survey is a survey of a broad sample of <br />knowledgeable respondents from both the public and private sector to <br />identify and describe severe problems, based on respondents' assumptions. <br />Problem severity is measured in terms of the economic, environ- <br />mental, and socia impact (both positive and negative) of not having adequate <br />supply properties (volume, surface area, depth and cross section, flow <br />characteristics, aquatic habitat, and quality) to satisfy assumed future - <br />condition estimates of water use. It is also measured by the degree to <br />which conflicts occur among categories of use, water and non -water <br />activities, and institutional conditions, within or among geographic units. <br />Problem severity is also dependent upon alternative assumptions about <br />priorities for rights of use among geographic units and among major types <br />of users.. <br />Public participation comprises the activities of individuals or groups <br />not having governmental decisionmaking authority, which will be used in <br />arriving at decisions. <br />Range of future conditions comprises various future situations <br />resulting from alternative assumptions for future rate of population <br />vi <br />