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<br />_'-i i "i,,-_' <br /> <br /> <br />000004 <br /> <br />ABSTRACT <br /> <br />As drought eonditioDB in 1976 and 1977 became inereasingl)' severe throughout the west <br />snd affected! mall)' other parts of the COUntl'7, man)' states began special drought information <br />disseminaticin efforts, This stud)' was organized to provide for the exchange of information <br />among the rj.spective states a forum that could reduce duplication among independent efforts. <br />The project jwUected information. on: A) Water-user conservation practices, 1) domestic use, a) <br />inside use, II) outside use, 2) industrial, 3) commercial, and 4) irrigation: B) Water-supplier <br />managemeD,t prActlees, 1) water conservation inducements, 2) emergenc)' supplr augmenta- <br />tion, a) groqudwater mining, b) water barvestlng, c) water reuse, 8) rea1location among uses or <br />users: 0) Dlja1inr with special drought problems, 1) livestock and range management, 2) effects <br />on fISh anll wildlife, 8) fire danger, 4) effects on recreation, 6) energr effects (reduced <br />generation ~d additional use), 6) effects of resulting changes in water quallt)' including <br />sallnit)', anc! 7) wind erosion. T)'pes of information included: 1) research results eontributing to <br />dealing mor\> effectivel)' with emergenc)' drought situations, 2) rese&rch currentl)' underwa)', <br />3) brochure$ or either material prepared for public distribution, 4) reports of extension agents <br />or other tecbniea1 personnel working with the publie to solve drought problems, and 6) user or <br />expert statements recommending supplementing or revising an)' of the above. Lists that <br />eventuall)' ~overed 667 abstracted items were distributed to 1,717 subseribers, and 786 orders <br />requested iJlformation directly from the program, and many other requests went directly to the <br />authors. TI\'is report contains all the abstracts and a synthesis of the information obtained on <br />each topic. The response to the program is measured in terms of numbers of items provided and <br />requested Ily type and topic and discussed in the context of interviews with a number of Utah <br />water officJals, <br /> <br />ill <br /> <br />'-'- ">,-, <br />