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<br />000381 <br /> <br />April 1, 1971 <br /> <br />VII. PLANNING CONCEPTS AND GROUND RULES <br />Development of a Western U.S. Water Plan will be based upon the <br />following concepts and ground rules: <br />1. The geographical study area will encompass the entire <br />11 contiguous Western States lying wholly or in part west <br />of the Continental Divide. <br />2. The Western U.S. Water Plan will utilize the completed <br />Type I and Type II studies and will be fully coordinated <br />with other completed and on-going studies and programs. <br />3. Results of planning and analysis will be reported geograph- <br />ically by states. River basins and subbasins, coinciding <br />with Water Resource Council regions, will generally be the <br />basis for hydrologic studies. <br />4. Water and land resource planning will reflect maximum <br />attainment of the multiobjectives defined under a. through <br />d. below. This approach provides recognition of the major <br />concerns of society regarding the environment and the <br />quality of life as expressed in national legislation and <br />Presidential directives. Legislation includes the Fish and <br />Wildlife Coordination Act (P.L. 85-624); the Federal Water <br />'Project Recreation Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-72); the Public <br />Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-~36); <br />the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-90); <br />the Water Quality Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-234); the Clean Water <br /> <br />) <br /> <br />VII -1 <br />