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<br />O(j32"~ <br /> <br />III. IN T ERG 0 V ERN MEN TAL INS T IT UTI 0 N S FOR R I V E R BAS I N <br />MANAGEMENT <br /> <br />A. Informal or Ad Hoc Committees or Commissions <br /> <br />Characteristics <br /> <br />Informal or ad hoc committees or commissions to deal with multi-state <br /> <br /> <br />river basin management have been created in a number of ways, from <br /> <br /> <br />"gentlemen's agreements" among state governors to loose affiliations of federal <br /> <br /> <br />and/or state water planning and management agencies. Their membership has <br /> <br /> <br />likewise been highly variable, from state governors themselves to state agency <br />directors, federal agency state or regional directors, or even lower echelon state <br /> <br /> <br />or federal agency employees (the latter frequently formed as "working groups" in <br /> <br /> <br />preparation for higher level action). State legislators and U.S. Senators and <br /> <br /> <br />Representatives have also formed informal affiliations to deal with common, <br /> <br /> <br />multi-state river basin issues. In some cases, substa te water management <br /> <br /> <br />districts, water authorities, municipalities and special water interest groups have <br /> <br /> <br />joined informaIly to coordinate their activities in a river basin. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The activities of informal committees, commissions or associations <br /> <br /> <br />concerned with river basin water management typically include information <br /> <br /> <br />exchange, education, coordination and sometimes technical assistance. In some <br /> <br /> <br />cases, especiaIly in organizations composed of water management districts or <br /> <br /> <br />other special water interests, lobbying may be a major activity. <br /> <br />-9- <br />