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Page Socio-Economic Impacts........... .. . .... . ....... ... . ..... .. ..... .......................4-3 Alternative #2: Legislatively Require Registration of Riparian Water Right Claims with the Nebraska Department of Water Resources, Establishing That Any Other Riparian Water Uses are not Legally Sanctioned, and Making Failure to Register a Forfeiture of Any Water Right Claim. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...4-3 Sub-alternatives 2a - 2i. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ...4-3 Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . .. . . . . . ...4-3 Methods of Implementation..... .. .... .. ... ... .. ..... ........... ........ ... ...... ........4-5 Changes in Water Use Patterns....... .. . .. . .... . .... ...... .. ..... .......................4-5 Physical/Hydrologic/Environmental Impacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . .. .. . . ....4-5 Socio-Economic Impacts.. ... .. . ...... .......... ....... .. .... ... ........... ..............4-5 Alternative #3: Legislatively Require Registration and Adjudication Riparian Water Right Claims with the Nebraska Department of Water Resources, Establishing That Any Other Riparian Water Uses are not Legally Sanctioned, and Making Failure to Register a Forfeiture of any Water Right Claim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 Sub-alternatives 3a - 3m ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 Methods of Implementation.. .. .... .. . ....... ... . ... . .. .... .. ..... .. .......... ..... .. ....4-9 Changes in Water Use Patterns... ... . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. ..... . .. ..... .. ..... .. .... .... .. ....4-9 Physical/Hydrologic/Environmental Impacts . ... ..... ...... ............ ............. ....4-10 Socio-Economic Impacts... .......... . ..... . ..... .... ... ... .. .. .......... ...............4-10 Alternative #4: Define Domestic Use of Surface Water to Include the Watering of Domestic, Farm and Ranch Animals in Normal Farm and Ranch Operations Up to the Normal Dryland Grazing Capacity of the Land; and Require the Department of Water Resources to Administer Non-Domestic Appropriations for the Benefit of Domestic Surface Water Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 0 Sub-alternatives 4a and 4b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...4-10 Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 4-10 Method of Implementation. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...4-11 Changes in Water Use Patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . 4-11 Physical/Hydrologic/Environmental Impacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . . . . ..4-11 Socio-Economic Impacts... .. ... ...... .. ... . ... ...... . ... .. ..... ... ............ .. .......4-12 Footnotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 2 CHAPTER 5. RELATIONSHIP OF THIS STUDY TO OTHERS.........................;.......... 5-1 Study # 1: I nstream Flows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Study #2: Water Quality. . .... .... ... ...... ... . . . . ... .. ..... ......... . .. ...... ..... . .. ........5-1 Study #3: Groundwater Reservoir Management. . . ..... .... ... ..... .. . .. .. ....... .. ..... ......5-2 Study #4: Water Use Efficiency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Study #5: Selected Water Rights Issues. .. ... . . .. ... . ... ... .. ......... .. ... .... .... .. ........5-2 Study #6: Municipal Water Needs.... .. ....... ... . .. . ... . .. ... . .. ........ .. .... ....... .......5-2 Study #7: Supplemental Water Supplies... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. .... .. ..... .. ... .... ...... . .......5-3 Study #8: Interbasin Transfer. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ....5-3 Study #9: Weather Modification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Study # 10: Water - Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Study #11: Surface - Groundwater Integration................................................ 5-3 APPENDIX A. Summary of September 8, 1982 Hearing........................................ S-1 APPENDIX B. Summary of September 29, 1982 Hearing...................................... S-3