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<br />while it is not as easy as measurig flow in a <br />stream, we should still be able to get as good a <br />handle on it. <br />The comment was expressed from the hearing <br />audience that we could go on a percentage basis <br />such as in the North Platte River court decree <br />without specifying a total amount each year. <br />Mr. Williams questioned whether a compact <br />would be pursued on interstate streams where <br />there are no currently perceived problems. In a <br />reference to the White River, he suggested that <br />this was a special situation with the Pine Ridge <br />Indian Reservation located to the north across <br />the border and that no attempts should be made <br />to interfere with it. <br />3. Wayne Heathers, Middle Republican <br />Natural Resources District. Mr. Heathers favor- <br />ed recommending Alternative -#8provided we do <br />not limit our thinking to large structures only. He <br />felt there was a potential for smaller projects <br />such as dams, terraces, and retaining structures <br />to conserve precipitation. <br />4. Phyllis Lyons, McCook, Nebraska. Mrs. <br />Lyons testified that favorable consideration <br />ought to be given to Alternative -# 10 which would <br />authorize a Nebraska agency to participate in the <br />Construction of water projects in other states, <br />particularly with respect to Enders Dam and the <br />Narrows Project in Colorado. <br />5. Clayton Lukow, Holstein, Nebraska. Mr. <br />Lukow spoke out against the polarization of <br />attitudes that appears to be taking place in states <br />that continue to develop their resources in isola- <br />tion. He urged that collectively, the citizens of <br />this state should make it known that suing in <br />court is not the best way to go. <br /> <br />B-2 <br />