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<br />...."... <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Data was gathered to determine the water suppl~' and use for the 35-year study <br />period (1944-197&) in 93 drainage areas called node basins delineated on the Missouri <br />basin map found in the pocket on the back cover of this manual. \l'ith historic <br />depletions established, future potential depletions can be analyzed to show their <br />effects on streamflow. The results can then be used by water resources planners or <br />managers to help decide future water management actions. <br /> <br />Representatives of the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Army and Interior. and <br />the States of Colorado. North Dakota, .\1issouri, and \\yoming served on the Study's <br />Management Group. The study director. a member of the staff of the \\issouri Basin <br />States Association, was chairman of the ""1anagement Group. <br /> <br />Five work groups involving the ten Missouri basin states and several federal <br />agencies were responsible for separate but interrelated tasks. Four work groups <br />compiled data under several categories of depletions to streamflow. The fifth work <br />group was responsible for developing a computerized water accounting system. <br /> <br />The five work groups were responsible for activities involving gathering, <br />reviewmg, and interpreting pertinent water resources data. The participation of <br />individuals from many organizations leads to interagency and intergovernmental <br />agreement on the data gathered and agreement on the acceptability of methods <br />applied in preparing, analyzing, and reviewing the data. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Each work group was responsible for preparing a detailed report describing the <br />water resources information compiled by the work group. \\'ater supply and water use <br />data compiled by each work group are stored in a computerized database that is a <br />part of a water accounting system. The MRa \liater Accounting System is a series <br />of interrelated computer programs which, when combined, form a means to store, <br />access, and display the data. The Water Accounting System is illustrated in Figure 5. <br />The Water Accounting System is maintained by the \1issouri Basin States Association <br />and is easily accessible by water resources managers. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />1-3 <br />