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<br /> <br />Contents <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br />Chapter 3-The Key Challenges Facing Western Water Managers <br />Meeting Obligations to Indian Nations and Tribes (continued) <br />Basic Water Supply and Sanitation Facilities.. ... ... ... .. . .. . . . . .. ... . ... .. . . .. . ..3-51 <br />Environmental Protection and Restoration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51 <br />Restoring Aquatic Ecosystems. ... . . . . .. . . . ... . . . . . . . ... ... . . . . . . . . ... ... . .. ...3-51 <br />Protecting Water Quality ..................................................... 3-52 <br />Flood Plain Management ........................................................ 3-54 <br />Protecting Productive Agricultural Communities. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57 <br /> <br />Water Policy .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57 <br />Community Influence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58 <br /> <br />Chapter 4-History of the Federal Water Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 <br />Federal Constitutional Authority to Manage Water ................,......,............. 4-1 <br />Legislative History: The Evolution of Federal Functions and Agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 <br />Navigation Protection and Enhancement .............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 <br /> <br />Flood Control ............................................................... 4-6 <br />Water for Agriculture ............................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 <br />Native Americans... . . ..... . . ... ... ..... ...... ... .. ... .. . . . . . . .. .. . . ... . . . ..4-12 <br /> <br />Hydropower ............................................................... 4-14 <br />Federal Conservation Programs ................................................... 4-14 <br />Pollution Control and Environmental Regulation .....,............................4-15 <br />Fish and Wildlife ........................................................... 4-16 <br />Federal Watershed Management ...............................................4-17 <br />Forest Service.. ... . .. .. . ... ... . .. .. ... ... . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . .. . ... . . . . .. .. . .4-17 <br />Bureau of Land Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19 <br />National Park Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20 <br />A Brief History of Federal Water Resources Commissions. .. ... . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . ..4-21 <br />The National Water Commission: Still a Benchmark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23 <br />Themes Common to Previous Water Commission Findings ..........................4-24 <br /> <br />Chapter 5-How Federal and State Agencies Are Addressing the <br />Challenges of Sustainable Water Management in the West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 <br />The Many Players. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . ... ... ... .. .. . ... ... .. .. . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . ... . . . .. . 5-1 <br />Private Interests ........,.................................................... 5-1 <br />Nongovernmental Groups and Special Interests .................................... 5-2 <br />Local Governments and Special Districts ......................................... 5-2 <br />Tribal Governments .......................................................... 5-3 <br />State and Federal Governments ................................................. 5-3 <br />International Agreements ..................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 <br />The Role of the States in Western Water Management .................................. 5-4 <br />Water Supply, Water Use, and Management of Droughts and Floods.. . .. . . .. . . . . .. .. . . . 5-4 <br />Administering the Prior Appropriation Doctrine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 <br />Planning, Funding, and Developing Water Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 <br /> <br />xxxvii <br />