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THE STATUS SUMMARY The status Summary, the third Section of the State Water Plan, consists of a series of reports summarizing the status of water resource developments In Nebraska. Three volumes, of which this Is the first, are planned for publication. This first volume deals with projects which are presently proposed for construction and provides for the Legislature, Governor and local leaders an Informative guide to the current status of resource planning. The second volume of this series wi I I deal with the existing water resource developments In Nebraska. This volume wi II Include not only a summary ot the physical development which has taken place and Is under construction but wi I I also include a description of the many institutIons which have been formed to sponsor, construct and operate resource development projects. The third volume of the Status Summary wi I I present In a form suitable for general public distribution the highlights of the first two volumes to enable the layman to observe, appreciate and better understand the water resource development being planned and Initiated. . PURPOSE The need for acceleration of land and water resource development In Nebraska has never been so evident as It Is today. Floods, pollution, and erosion cost Nebraska many thousands of dollars annually. Resources once considered limitless are becoming seriously depleted, whl Ie some development opportunities go untapped. The State Water Plan, as requested by the Legislature, Is being developed by the Commission to provide a guide to the wise and efficient use of our land and water resources. A variety of federal agency projects has been proposed for construction and this volume Is Intended to provide the Legislature and the citizens of Nebraska with concise information regarding these potential water resource developments. Volume I I of the Status Summary wi I I summarize existing projects and projects now under construction. Each potential project Is briefly described and Its current status Is pointed out along with additional steps necessary prior to construction. A periodic updating of the reports In this summary Is anticipated following the publication of Volumes I, I I, and I I I. SCOPE This volume of the Status Summary summarizes the federal projects currently being considered for development In Nebraska. It Includes al I active projects for which a formal report of some type has been Issued. A brief description of the project features, the project location, benefIts and costs Is Included In each entry. A resume of local support, local taxation for the project, remaining land and water resources problems of the area and financing arrangements is also Included. The Information In this summary was compl led from the latest reports available at the date of publication. Footnotes giving the title and date of the report used and whom to contact for further Information are provided for each report. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Nebraska Sol I and Water Conservation Commission wishes to thank al I those who supplied data, participated In review, or otherwise gave assistance In the preparation of this report. To insure accuracy in this summary, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Sol I Conservation Service reviewed and verified the data compl led from their reports. Assistance was also obtained from project sponsors In the reviewing of each report. A Technical Advisory CommIttee composed of representatives of state and federal agencies and a Special Representative Committee made up of representatives from state-wide organizations interested In development of Nebraska's resources provided guidance in development of the report. These two groups also assisted in the review of the completed volume. Agencies and organizations represented on these two groups are shown on page il. . vi