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I I I I I I. I I I I I I I I I I I I I '~1 t ol.' e-; ~ ") t.. .,- ,'.. 'j -j f 1 CHAPTER FOUR MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOUR AND FIVE To carry out the Congressional directives and to fulfill the High Plains Study Council objectives, two incremental management strategies to reduce water demands in the Region and three strategies to increase regional or subregional water suppl ies were formul ated. These water demand and supply management strategies were eval uated in comparison to projected "Basel ine" conditions, i.e., the continuation of present trends in use of Ogallala Aquifer water with no new public policies or programs to effect greater water conser- vation or to increase supplies. The water management strategies analyzed in the Study are: o A "Baseline" trend projection of currently available water conserva- tion and use technOlogy and practices al ready in use to some extent, with no new purposeful public policy to intervene with action programs for altering the course of irrigation water consumption. (the Basel i ne) o A strategy which would stimulate voluntary action to reduce water demands through research, education, demonstration programs and incentives, using technology and practices either not considered in the Baseline analysis or reflected at rates which would be pur- posefully accelerated. (Management Strategy One) o A strategy which assumes Strategy One policies and programs, and in addition projects further water demand reduction by mandatory programs of a regul atory nature to control water use. (Management Strategy Two) o A strategy to add local water supply augmentation actions to demand reduction efforts. These actions could include local practices such as cloud-seeding, local storage, ground water recharge, desalination, and snowpack and vegetation management. (Management Strategy Three)