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<br />April 1, 1971 <br /> <br />00037:J <br /> <br />VI. SCOPE <br /> <br />General Statement <br /> <br />The Westwide Study involves two maj or efforts. The first is <br />to develop a program for the further comprehensive development <br />of the water resources of the Colorado River Basin and for the <br /> <br />provision of additional and adequate water supplies for use in the <br /> <br />upper as well as the lower Colorado Basin. The second involves con- <br /> <br />ducting full and complete reconnaissance investigations for the <br />purpose of developing a general plan to meet future water needs of <br /> <br />the Western United States, defined in the Act as the 11 contiguous <br />Western States lying wholly or partially west of the Continental <br />Divide. Such investigations shall include the long-range water <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />supply available and the long-range water requirements in each water <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />l' <br /> <br />resource region of the 11 states. The natural supplies of water <br /> <br />in the 11 Western States are reasonably well-known, consequently, <br /> <br />investigative work will be limited to that required to identify <br /> <br />the water needs for all potential uses and set forth alternative <br /> <br />means for meeting those needs. To insure compatibility, these <br />two efforts will be conducted on a concurrent and coordinated basis. <br /> <br />The completed Type I and II studies will be utilized in <br />the Westwide Study and supplemented where necessary with more <br /> <br />detailed studies to bring the Western U.S. Water Plan to a full <br /> <br />reconnaissance level. The Western U.S. Water Plan will also <br /> <br />incorporate appropriate portions of other completed and ongoing <br /> <br />) <br /> <br />VI-l <br />