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. that will form a basis for preparation of a plan for the coordinated and orderly development, management, and use of the water and related land resources of the basin to satisfy those needs. 5. An economic base study will be prepared. Projection of economic activity will be provided for years 1980, 2000, and 2020. An analysis will be made of the economic impact of water development programs on production, employment, and income in agriculture and related sections of the economy. 6. An evaluation and appraisal of aesthetic, natural envirorunental and cultural values. Consideration will be given to protection of natural beauty that may be impaired by resource development. 7. The preparation of a report. GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR THE SURVEY . The U. S. Department of Agriculture will develop information needed for departmental use as suggested in the objectives. This information will be available for use by the State of Colorado in preparation of its plans for the overall development, management, and use of water and related land resources. USDA participation will be carried out through examina- tion and analysis of existing source material and through reconnaissance type investigations. These will involve only the broadest significant classification of land cover, soils, geologic information and related data. The intensity of examination of watershed areas will be generally in accord with but not exceed that followed in making preliminary invest- igations of a Public Law 566 project. Records from the U. S. Weather Bureau and streamflow data from the U. S. Geological Survey will be used in hydrologic studies and analysis. Weather Bureau records will likewise be used for making irrigation water consumptive use requirements and fore- casts and for projections of agricultural trends insofar as they are related to climatology. Forest Service records and data will be used in analyzing and projecting forest industries impact on employment, avail- able timber resource, recreation and other land use. All data will be a.ssembled and maintained in such a manner that it can be converted for use by automatic data processing methods. USDA AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES The USDA Colorado Rivers Field Advisory Committee will be responsible for field coordination of Department survey activities by the three partici- pating Services and for development and application of procedures followed in making the survey; for arranging for field reviews of recom- mendations and reports; for arranging for necessary consultation; for . - 8 -