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<br />-13- <br /> <br />C. Admini,;tration of the Planning Process <br /> <br />Some problems with federal water resource plans and projects appear <br /> <br />to be administrative in nature, rather than primarily associated <br /> <br />with goals, objectives, or the process and techniques of planning. <br /> <br />Some of the significant adminsitrative problems encountered by <br /> <br />Federal executive agencies are indicated below. <br /> <br />1. Problem: Mechanisms established by existing laws and procedures <br /> <br />for coordination of water resources planning have not <br /> <br />been implemented, leading .to conflicting plans, projects, <br /> <br />programs and policies. <br /> <br />Options: a. <br /> <br />Strengthen the organizations responsible for intra- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />water resource policy coordination in order to <br /> <br />implement the coordination procedures called for in <br /> <br />the Principles and S~andards for Planning and <br /> <br />- <br />Evaluating Water Resource Projects and in P.L. 89- <br /> <br />90, the Water Resources Planning Act. <br /> <br />b. Require Federal agency consistency with statewide <br /> <br />and regional plans. <br /> <br />c. Establish non-Federal statewide coordinating agencies. <br /> <br />d. Establish and strengthen river basin commissions <br /> <br />nationwide .and assign them the primary coordination <br /> <br />role for both direct Federal and Federally assisted <br /> <br />,~ <br /> <br />projects and programs. <br /> <br />. <br />25~9 <br />