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c ~ Basinwide plan elements deal primarily with those ele- ments that are concerned with the entire Missouri River Basin or significant portions thereof that include a majority of the sub- basins. Because of their scope and in order to avoid repetition in each of the subbasin plan element listings, these programs have been grouped into a basinwide category. Many basinwide plan elements presented in Table 6 re- flect the need for continuing or developing types or groups of programs throughout the basin. Examples of programmatic elements are State water planning, the Bureau of Reclama- tion's river basin water management studies, and the Commis- sion's subregional analysis program. Other type of basinwide element includes specific programs which require Congres- sional or State authorization and funding. Recommended basinwide plan elements address needs in each of the 13 functional categories discussed under Direc- tions for the Future. However, because of the Commission's strong commitment to comprehensive planning, this particular functional need-more detailed comprehensive water 'ld re- lated land resources planning-is treated prominently in the recommended basinwide plan elements. A number of key plan elements, including continuation and expansion of the U.S. Water Resources Council's Title III program, the Commission's comprehensive planning programs, and the States' water plan- .... ..,.... -~~..~'_. . CHAPTER 5 BASINWIDE PLAN ELEMENTS ning programs, are focused directly on meeting the continuing need for more detailed comprehensive planning. All but two of the basinwide comprehensive planning elements are ongoing. The exceptions are two Commission programs, the Missouri Basin Water Resources Study and the Subregional Analysis Program. The Subregional Analysis Pro- gram will eventually produce more detailed comprehensive plans for each of the Missouri Basin's 29 subregions. The Mis- souri Basin Water Resources Study is a three-phase effort to (1) examine water rights associated with Indian and Federal lands; (2) refine water needs and availability data; and (3) study the alternative institutional arrangements. for managing the Ba~in's waters. The second phase is intended to provide not only an extensive set of data and information on water use and supply, but also a comprehensive hydrologic model of the Missouri River Basin capable of projecting the effects throu9h- out the Basin of alternative water development and manage- ment schemes. The complexity of interests in water resources planning and the increasing need for conducting comprehensive plan- ning on a continuous basis is illustrated by the extensiveness of State and Federal agency involvement in the recommended basinwide plan elements and the diversity of programs. Every State and Federal member of the Commission is directly in- volved in implementing the Basin Plan. Ft. Randall aam, South aaleota 45