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<br />broad basis the needB and desires of peo-
<br />ple for the cOIlBervation, development,
<br />and utllizatlon Of water and land re~
<br />sources; wlll identify regions or bas1ns
<br />with. complex problems which require
<br />more deta.1led Investigations and analy-
<br />sis; and may recommend specific imple-
<br />mentation plans and programs in areas
<br />not requiring further study. They w1ll
<br />consider Federal. State, and local meaDS
<br />and will be multiobjective in nature.
<br />Framework- studies and assessments 01
<br />major "regions are designed to: (1) De-
<br />termine the extent of water and land
<br />problems and needs; (2) indIcate the
<br />general appl'oaches that. appear appro-
<br />priate for their solution; and' (3) Identify
<br />spec1flc geographic areas where regiona.l.
<br />river bum. or implementation planning
<br />stud.1es Bre needed. For framework
<br />studies and- assessments, the intormation
<br />to be assembled should be consistent with
<br />the level 01 detaU as outlined. In guide-
<br />lines for framework studies and a.ssess-
<br />menta.to be issued by the Water Re-
<br />sources Council. The framework studies
<br />and assessment should Identify the com-
<br />plementarltles and contlicu; among com-
<br />ponents of the multiobjectives. Alterna.- .
<br />tive courses of action will be considered
<br />for each of the specifled subbasins.
<br />Framework studJes and assessments
<br />usually do not provide a basts for recom-
<br />mending spee1flc action for water re-
<br />source development. However, compari-
<br />sons should be made between alternative
<br />courses of action to 1nd1cate potential
<br />complementarities and con:tllcts that
<br />may exist as relative emphasis is shifted
<br />from one objective to another. 'Ih:1s in-
<br />formation Will provide a b8.s1s for a de-
<br />cision as to which areas require more
<br />deta1led. regional. river basin, or imple-
<br />mentation studies.
<br />b. RegioTUlZ or river basin studies. Re-
<br />gional or river basin studies are recon-
<br />naissance-level ev-alution of water and
<br />land resources for a selected area.. They
<br />are prepared to resolve complex long-
<br />range problems Identtfled by framework
<br />studies and a.ssessments and will vary
<br />widely In scope and deta1l; will focus on
<br />m1ddle tenn (15 to 25 years) needs and
<br />desires; will Involve Federal. State, and
<br />local Interests In plan formulation; and
<br />will Identify and recommend action plans
<br />and programs to be pursued by individual
<br />Federal, State. and local entitles,
<br />Regional or river b8.sin planning stu-
<br />dies are concerned with a broad array
<br />of component needs of multiobjectlves.
<br />.Alternate plans will consider e:IIeots on
<br />many cornponenrts of multlobjectlves, and
<br />the analysis of tradeoffs among alterna-
<br />tives will be quite complex, Scheduling
<br />for implementation of the various ele-
<br />ments of the recommended plan w1ll be
<br />presented to indie.a.te how each element
<br />relates to projected needs and the ur-
<br />gency and priority associated with meet-
<br />Ing the needs,
<br />The identi.fl.catlon of the more urgent
<br />elements of the plan that require early
<br />aCtIOD w1ll guide subsequent implemen-
<br />tation studles.
<br />c. Implementation studfe$. Implem.en-
<br />taJtion studies are program or project
<br />feaslbUlty studies generally undertaken
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<br />NOTICES
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<br />by a single Federal, stale. or local entity
<br />for the purpose of authorizatJ.on or ini-
<br />tiation of plans. These studies are
<br />conducted to implement tlndlngs, con-
<br />clusions, and reconunend&t1ons of frame-
<br />work studies and assessments and
<br />regional or river ba.s1n studie6.
<br />Plan formulation for implementation
<br />studies will- fOOlLS on the preparation of
<br />a recommended plan of action to follow
<br />in the next 10 to 15 years. Long-range
<br />projections of the Deed for and use of
<br />water and land. resources will be con-
<br />sidered, however, primary attention
<br />should be directed toward. the fonnuls-
<br />mon of a plan to meet near-term needs
<br />and alleviate problems. Such plans wUI
<br />be oriented toward an identified set of
<br />specific components of mult10bJectives
<br />for the planning area. The complexity
<br />of the plan formulation process will de-
<br />pend on the extent of the needs and prob-
<br />lems in the area and the va.r1ety of
<br />plann.1ng functions that may be em-
<br />ployed to meet the needs. In some cases,
<br />the array of competent needs to consider
<br />may be large. other implementation
<br />studies may be oriented toward a single
<br />objective and, hence, will be concerned
<br />with only a few needs and alterns.tiwes.
<br />In either case, the multiobJecttve plan-
<br />ning standards will be appUed..
<br />
<br />B. SPEClFICATION or COMPONENTS
<br />
<br />At the outset and throughout the plan-
<br />ning process the specific components of
<br />the multiobjectives tha.t are si.gn.1ftcantly
<br />related to the use and management of
<br />the resources in the planning setting
<br />must be ascertained and 1dentified. These
<br />will be expressed in tenn.s of needs and
<br />problems in the context of multiobjec-
<br />tives.
<br />The term "specific component of the
<br />multiobjectlves" refers to the de51red
<br />achievement of types of goods, services,
<br />environmental conditions. or regional
<br />developments that are being sought as
<br />contributions to the mult1obJectives.
<br />These components can be considered and
<br />expressed in terms of W1lts of the elJects
<br />desired. ':fh.e term "component needs"
<br />as used herein refers to the type, quan-
<br />tity, and quality of desired bene:ftclal ef-
<br />fects. The components of the regional
<br />development objective are to be con-
<br />sidered In plan formulation in a partic-
<br />Ular planning activity only with ad-
<br />vance approval.
<br />Reference should be made to the de:ft-
<br />nltton and descrtption of objectives and
<br />benefits presented in sections n and IIi
<br />as-the basis to determine the full range of
<br />componentB of multlobjectives, only a
<br />few of which are presented 1n this scotion
<br />as examples to illustrate the plan formu-
<br />lation process.
<br />I. National economic development. For
<br />the national economic development ob-
<br />Jective, the components will usually be
<br />expressed at two levels.
<br />The first level directly relates to the
<br />objective in the sense of the speciflcaUon
<br />of the actual outputs of goods and serv-
<br />Ices desired. Hence, the :flrst level of spec-
<br />1fled components of thls objective will
<br />generally be depleted In terms of In-
<br />creased outputs of goods and services or
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<br />their more emclent production tach as
<br />the following:
<br />1. Increased or more e:mC'lent, output;
<br />oUood and flber;
<br />2. Increased or more efficient output of
<br />recreational services;
<br />3. Increased or more efficient produc-
<br />tion of energy;
<br />4. Increased or more emcient produc-
<br />tion of transportation services;
<br />5, Increased productlvlty of land for
<br />residential, agricultuml, commercial, and
<br />Industrial activiUes;
<br />. 6. Increased or more efficient produc-
<br />tion of necessai-y pubUc services such as
<br />muniCipal and domestic water supply;
<br />and
<br />7. Increased or more efficient indus-
<br />trial output,
<br />The second level of specttlcation of the
<br />componen'l:6 of the national economic de-
<br />velopment objective tollows from the
<br />translation of the first level spec1:flcation
<br />of needs for goods and services into spe-
<br />ciflc needs for water and land resources.
<br />In the context of the.. above, the second
<br />level specification of components would
<br />be established in-terms such as the
<br />following:
<br />1. Water and land for irrigation;
<br />2. Water and land related reCreation
<br />opportunities In terms of user days;
<br />3. HydroelectriC power needs;
<br />4. Inland navigation or deep draft
<br />harbor needs;
<br />5. Provision of tlood-free land or pro-
<br />vision of stabilized lands;
<br />6. Water supplies for mWlicipal and
<br />domestic use; and ,
<br />7. Water supply for industrial use.
<br />The above examples are not intended
<br />to exhaust either the wide variety of out-
<br />puu; of goods and services that can be-
<br />Come specitlc components or the toW
<br />range of specific water and land. needs
<br />into which the first level of components
<br />18 translated. The major point, 18 that to
<br />deter"mine the specific components of the
<br />national economic development objec-
<br />tive, it will usually b.e necessary to ap-
<br />proach the problem, first, at the general
<br />. level of the types of national outputs of
<br />goods and services and then translate
<br />these into specific water and land needs
<br />or problems.
<br />It should further be noted that the
<br />specLflcation of components of the na-
<br />tional economic development objective
<br />at either level should always be stated
<br />in tenns of outputs <which are the bene-
<br />ficial effects of a plan). but never in
<br />terms of the inputs to a plan. This also
<br />holds true in the speciflcatJon of the com-
<br />ponents .of the other Objectives as well.
<br />2. Environmental quality. The com-
<br />ponents of the environmental quality ob-
<br />jective may be directly expressed as the
<br />achievement of specific environmental
<br />conditions such as the following:
<br />1. MlIes of scenic river of specified
<br />, characteristics;
<br />2. Acres of ecological areas of specified
<br />type preserved or enhanced;
<br />3, Reach of river meeting specified
<br />water quality standards; and . ,
<br />4, Number of open space areas of
<br />spectfled type.
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