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<br />PART VII - State Water Resource Orqanizations (continued) <br /> <br />Soil conservation Districts <br /> <br />Watershed Management Districts <br /> <br />Environmental Organizations <br /> <br />Appraisal of Present Conditions <br /> <br />Present conditions will be summarized for each major <br /> <br />river basin. The location of the river basin will be indicated <br /> <br />showing counties included, principal cities and towns and major <br /> <br />streams. The general climatic conditions will be described in- <br /> <br />cluding temperatures, precipitation, length of growing season and <br /> <br />unusual conditions. The occurrence, quantity and quality of <br /> <br />surface and ground water supplies should be summarized. A map <br /> <br />ffiowing location and depths to ground water should be included. <br /> <br />Land resources, land use, and land ownership should be summarized, <br /> <br />including appropriate maps or illustrations showing land use and <br /> <br />capability, land ownership, land classification (where available) <br /> <br />and soil classification. Current economic conditions should be <br /> <br />discussed including history and settlement, population (growth <br /> <br />trends, major urban centers, population shifts), and economic <br /> <br />development. A present appraisal of environmental conditions <br /> <br />should be presented including discussions concerning management <br /> <br />of natural landscape and water bodies, pollution abatement, water <br /> <br />quality control and preservation of scenic features (geological, <br /> <br />ecological and historical) . <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />0169 <br /> <br />-6- <br />