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1998
Title
Water in the West: Challenge for the Next Century
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Interstate & Federal
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Report of the Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission
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<br /> <br />Executive Summary <br /> <br />required, in order to stimulate local <br />innovation and flexibility; watershed <br />councils will utilize integrated databases of <br />federal agencies, state agencies, tribes, and <br />other parties, as well as gather new <br />information to establish baseline conditions <br />and resources. <br /> <br />Watershed councils will provide a forum to <br />educate stakeholders about applicable laws <br />and requirements. <br /> <br />(5) A greater consistency of proposed <br />projects with federal, state, tribal, and <br />local laws and regulations. <br /> <br />Any project which is submitted by <br />watershed councils to comply with the <br />objective set at the basin level shall be <br />presumed consistent with prevailing laws <br />unless within 60 days it is found <br />inconsistent by relevant authorities; this <br />approach would be tested in pilot projects. <br /> <br />(6) A greater reliance On adaptive <br />management. <br /> <br />There will be an orderly process for <br />establishing baseline conditions and <br />measuring results of specific projects to <br />document the achievement of objectives and <br />to adjust the basin plan and objectives as <br />appropriate. <br /> <br />These new governance processes are already <br />providing federal and state agencies, tribes, local <br />agencies, and local organizations with tools to solve <br />problems which, though complex at any level, are <br />most effectively addressed by those most directly <br />concerned. There may be a need for new federal <br />authority to address the unique needs of these <br />emerging governance structures, and it is the <br />recommendation of the Commission that authority <br /> <br />be given for pilot efforts to test these approaches. It <br />is hoped these ongoing efforts and future pilot <br />projects will provide the executive branch and the <br />Congress with the insight necessary to develop <br />policies which maximize the efficiency of federal <br />expenditures, increase effectiveness of the <br />administrative programs, and unify governmental <br />actions to achieve federal and other goals. <br /> <br />The following are brief summaries of the remaining <br />Commission recommendations. More details are <br />provided in the main report. <br /> <br />Tribal Water Rights <br /> <br />A key objective of federal water policy is to assist <br />tribes in meeting tribally defined goals regarding the <br />use, management, and protection of their water and <br />water rights. The federal government needs to <br />fulfill its trust responsibilities to Indian nations and <br />tribes to secure and protect tribal water rights and to <br />assist the nations and tribes in putting those rights to <br />use. Federal contributions toward meeting these <br />obligations should not be limited to potential federal <br />liability for breach of trust but should recognize <br />moral and legal obligations to protect and assist the <br />tribes as well. The federal government should <br />recognize that it has often failed to protect prior and <br />paramount Indian water rights while encouraging <br />and financing non-Indian water development. <br /> <br />The Congress should appropriate funds and <br />authorize the development of water supply and <br />sanitation systems to ensure that residents of <br />reservations have sufficient potable water and <br />modern sewage treatment facilities to maintain the <br />public health and protect the environment. The <br />Congress should also appropriate funds to support <br />the rehabilitation and betterment of existing Indian <br />irrigation projects to improve their efficiency and <br />reduce their adverse impacts on the environment. <br /> <br />xix <br />
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