WSPC01049

• File Number: 8040.950
• Description: Section D General Studies - General Water Studies
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 4/1/1971
• Author: Unknown
• Title: Western United States Water Plan Study - Western US Water Plan - Proposed Plan of Study - Official Review Draft
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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April 1, 1971

V. PUBLIC INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATION

A study as comprehensive as the Western United States Water

Plan requires participation by the general public during the

entire development process to ensure that their needs, desires,
and positions are fUlly considered in the plan which is finally
developed. To accomplish this, the public must be kept informed

about the activities and findings of the study throughout the
study period. Both public information and public participation

are parts of a continuous process to ensure that the plan will be

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developed in the public interest.

Public Information

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The Secretary of the Interior is the national spokesman at the

executive level for the Western U.S. Water Plan, assisted by the

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public information organization of the Department of the Interior.
The dissemination of information generated by the public partici-

pat ion program will be coordinated through the public information
organization of the Washington, D.C. Office of the Bureau of

Reclamation.

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The Management Group will have the primary responsibility for
coordinating and guiding the public information and participation

program for the Study. The Management Group will prepare guide-
lines for a comprehensive public participation program which will

include, among others, procedures for:

1. Generating information for use in public releases.

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