WSP01037

• File Number: 8277.400.200
• Description: Lower Virgin River Project
• State: NV
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 6/1/1977
• Title: The Virgin River Basin Study: A Regional Approach to Multiobjective Planning for Water and Related Resources
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Plan Formulation ....................................................... .62
Plan Evaluation and Selection.. . .. . ... .... . .. . ... ..... ........... ... ......63
Summary................................................................ .63
References.... ... .... ...... .. . . ... ... . .... ... ... ... . . ... .. . ..... ... ... .. ..63

vn DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF DATA INPUT
PROCEDURES........................................................... .65

Introduction.............................................................. .65
Identification of Data Requirements ..........................................65
DataCoUectionProcedures................................................. .67
Evaluation of Data Inputs .................................................. .67
VaIidity and Reliability of Data Sources .................................... .67
VaIidity and Reliability of Data CoUection Techniques. ....................... .67
DataCoUection Techniques Used for PROPDEMM II .......................... .67
Methodology for Selection of Value Concepts ................................63
Methodology for Developing Quantified Judgments of
Social-political Data. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Sensitivity Analysis. . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Manipulation and Translation of Data ........................................ .77
Summary................................................................ .80

vrn ANALYSIS OF DATA OUTPUTS IN THE POLICY
FORMULATION AND PLANNING PROCESS. ...............................63

Introduction. .. . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . ... . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . . ... .. . .. . , . .. . .. .83
Values, Environment. and Course of Action in a
Political Context .........................,..,..,.................,......83
The Plan Formulation Process: Identification of
Alternative Courses of Action .............................................85
Plan Acceptability and Feasibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
References.......................................................,....... .89

IX CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. .............................. .91

Models and Comprehensive Planning. . .. . .. . .. . . , . .. . . .. . .. ... . .. .. ... . , ... . .91
InformationManagement ................................................., .92
MethodologicalEvaluation ................................................. .93
References..,............................................................ .93

Appendlce.
A HYDRO-QUALITY MODEL DOCUMENTATION ............................ .95
B DELPHI SURVEY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
C PROPDEMMII COMPUTER PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION. ............... .133
D GENERAL POPULATION SURVEY OF THE VffiGIN RIVER
BASIN ..............,.................................................. .141

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