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<br />April 1, 1971 <br /> <br />000371 <br /> <br />Council's policy statement of July 22, 1970, "Water and Related Land <br />Resources Planning." <br />The studies will be carried only to the detail that will pel'lllit <br />identification of programs and projects needing implementation. Short <br />and long-range water requirements will be considered with the focus <br />on middle term (up to and including year 2000) needs and means to <br />satisfy such needs. The Study will include long-range projections <br />of needs and resources with a general plan to the year 2020. The <br />studies will require Federal, State, and local involvement. <br />The Westwide Study will estimate future water needs both for <br />selected levels of economic activity and for nonconsumptive instream <br />uses; formulate alternative plans to meet those needs; and evaluate <br />the beneficial and adverse effects of the alternative plans in ref- <br />erence to the multiple planning objectives. Evaluations of benefi- <br />cial and adverse effects in terms of the multiple planning objectives <br />will be made to the extent necessary to facilitate selection of the <br />proper alternative or alternatives. Procedures used to select an <br />alternative or alternatives will be fully described to facilitate <br />independent review of the decisions reached. Consideration will be <br />given to alternative means of augmenting current water supplies and <br />to opportunities for more efficient use of existing supplies and <br />means for improving water quality. Nondevelopment alternatives will <br />be evaluated to identify those areas Where preservation of existing <br />conditions is feasible and desirable. The impact of alternatives <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />VI-8 <br />