BOARD01880

• Board Meeting Date: 4/1/1982
• Description: CWCB Meeting
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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3. Federal water resources planning is to be responsive tc State and
local concerns. Accordingly, state and local participation is to be
encouraged in all aspects of water resources planning. Federal
agencies are to contact GovernorS or designated State agencies for
each affected State before initiating studies, and to provide
appropriate opportunities for State participation. It is recognized,
however, that water projects which are local, regional, statewide, or
even interstate in scope do not necessarily require a major role for
the Federal governmentl non-Federal, voluntary arrangements between
affected jurisdictions may often be adequate. States and localities
are free to initiate planning and implementation of water projects.

4. Federal water resources plannin9 is to take into account international
implications, including treaty obligations. Timely consultations with
the relevant foreign.government should be undertaken when a federal
water project is likely to have a significant impact on any land or
resources within its territorial boundaries.

5. Various alternative plans are to be formulated in a systematic manner
to insure that all reasonable alternatives are evaluated.

(a) A plan that reasonably maximizes net national economic develop-
ment (NED) benefits, consistent with the Federal objective, is to
be formulated. This plan is to be identified as the NED plan.
(b) Other plans which reduce net NED benefits in order to further
address other Federal, State, local, and international concerns
not fully addressed by the NED plan may be formulated.
(c) Plans may be formulated which require changes in existing
statutes, administrative regulations, and established common
lawl such required changes are to be identified.
(d) Each alternative plan formulated is to be efficient and
effectivel and appropriate mitigation of adverse effects is to
be an integral part of each alternative plan.