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<br />00058B <br /> <br />water conservation measures are adequate and the water supply is available <br /> <br />without reducing water levels beyond the reach of properly constructed vicinity <br />wells. <br /> <br />MISSOURI <br />Missouri intends to provide for protection of, and to foster and develop, <br /> <br />the agricultural resources of the State. <br /> <br />MONTANA <br />New irrigation development is supported generally where it is economically <br /> <br />viable and environmentally sound. Substantial water shortage problems now <br /> <br />exist in a number of subbasins in Montana, and irrigation is projected to <br />expand steadily through the near-term future. Montana has not indicated a <br />preferred level of new development for irrigation. The recommended plan <br />eventually developed in the Upper Missouri Level B Study and decisions made by <br />the Board of Natural Resources and Conservation on water reservation <br /> <br /> <br />applications in the Yellowstone River Basin will establish desirable limits and <br /> <br /> <br />specify the amount of new irrigated acreage in the Missouri River Basin. <br /> <br /> <br />Preliminary estimates indicate that irrigated acreage in the entire <br /> <br /> <br />Missouri River Basin in Montana may increase by 400,000 acres in the next 20 <br /> <br />years. <br />One of Montana's objectives is to conserve a small percentage of the water <br /> <br />normally used for irrigation. This conservation effort could supply all the <br /> <br />needs of the State's residential and industrial users. Conservation in <br /> <br />irrigation water use, while it must be approached cautiously, will become <br /> <br />increasingly important in the future. <br />NEBRASKA <br />To promote the sound development and wise use of available water supplies, <br /> <br />both surface and ground water, for irrigation to maximize net economic, social, <br /> <br />G-19 <br />