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<br />,', StiGoESTEl? STFoPS IN AI'1R PLAN~ING' "r ,;
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<br />John A.Short - ~ecember 28, 1951
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<br />~,SC?m" yeara ago I prepared a, paper 'on river basin pianni~gin, which !' set;
<br />'forth'some ideas expressing my con~ept as to how the jOb might be done':
<br />under' goverrimeritlil organization substantially ,as it exists today. .' In;,
<br />this paper I: set down what'I considered to be, the twelve mejor steps to
<br />be taken in logical sequence from beginnirig to end of the planning job.
<br />In reviewing 'these steps I find thet in our task here in .tile A~!R these
<br />ste,p~'il:\~'l:e)~eell f,qllow:egremarkably close to, almost thfil half-waY';~oint,
<br />which' is' abOut the 'point where we are in our work. It occura to ,1ll8",that
<br />we have not charted our course for the remainder of our job specifically
<br />en,ou~m,tol', ,jUl ,to, ha,y,E!,;cJ,early in mind the logica,l,sequence of P!oC~~es
<br />weshduld 'r:qllow." In order to clarify in my OVin,mind the proper pre..,; ,
<br />cedure froinl1er,e' (m ;01't:, I have set down the,twelve major steps from :lIlY'"
<br />previoUs paper' and' attempted to epply those steps to our task in the' AWR.'
<br />I am 'submitting this to other members of the, Committee for whatever i~ ;
<br />is worth, and particularly,any comments or suggestions any member may
<br />have. The suggested steps and t~eir application to AVm are as followsl
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<br />Step I
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<br />"Enactment of legislation by Congress directing departments responsible
<br />for developmsnt of agriculture, COmmerce, indue try , minerals, transporta-,"
<br />tion, power ,'irrigation, flood c,ontroi,navigation" drainage, pollution:
<br />abatement,';'doinestic, inunicipel ,srid:industrial water supply, fish ,and'
<br />wildlife, and recreation to prepare, or to review, in cooperation with the
<br />statell' ", ~o,ordinated plan, of water ,resource development whicl1,' in accord~
<br />ancewitl1' national intereat,will make maximum contribution toward the:
<br />improvetnent',o~ the ,economy and promotion of the, generel welfare, or the
<br />river'basin together with the adjoining region or regions which might be
<br />affected. "
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<br />ApPl1cation"to'AWR~ ,This step has besn taken al,most as:o~iginally visual-
<br />ized by enactment of the 1950 Flood Control Act as it relate a to the AWR.
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<br />Step II
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<br />"Organization of a river basin inter-agency committee consiating of a
<br />representative: of each Federsl<j.epar;tment involved and an equal number of
<br />representatives from the states consisting of the Governora or their duly
<br />appointed representatives, and in add~tion a, chairman who is not a
<br />representative of ~ Federal department or a state, and who is appointad b,y
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<br />ApliHcation"toAWR'. ''1'hisstep was takan almost
<br />by action of the President and FIARBC.
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<br />Step III
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<br />aa orig1na~ly visualized
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<br />"Preparation of a formal agreement by the inter-agency committee as to
<br />the acope of the studias and inveatigations necesaary and aasignment of
<br />taaks to various Federal and state agencies involved. Preparation of a
<br />budget necessary to cover the coata to the Federal and state agenciea."
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