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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />UD.j),i-B 8 <br /> <br />state water plan, and methods for continually updating information for <br /> <br />decisionmaking. All five states have the concrete objective to minimize or <br />reduce flood damages and losses resulting from floods. The States of Iowa, <br /> <br />Nebraska and Minnesota emphasize the use of nonstructural measures. <br /> <br />For fish and wildlife, the States have programs involving conservation and <br /> <br />management in a general sense. The State of Iowa recognizes certain designated <br />streams as having exceptional recreation and fish and wildlife uses, and <br /> <br />provides for their special protection against low flows and water withdrawals. <br /> <br />In the State of Kansas, while fish and wildlife protection is required by law, <br />there is no state policy in effect for preserving habitat. The State does <br />maintain a list of protected flora and fauna, however. <br />Irrigation objectives in the Middle Missouri Subbasin differ from State to <br />State. The objective of Nebraska and Kansas is to develop irrigation potential <br />and provide an adequate supply of water for irrigation. Minnesota and Iowa <br />objectives are tempered by the qualification that water permits for irrigation <br />should be issued on a case-by-case basis. Iowa encourages private funding of <br />individual farm irrigation development, reserving the use of public funds for <br /> <br />cases where increased food and fiber production are considered in the public <br /> <br />interest. In Missouri, irrigation is not as commonly practiced as in the other <br />States. The State's goal is to protect and foster development of agricultural <br />resources, including the State's limited irrigation opportunities. <br />Improvement of land treatment and land conservation and management in this <br />subbasin are clearly recognized objectives. Protection of the productivity of <br /> <br />soils, control of erosion, and reduction of sediment loading in streams are all <br /> <br />actively pursued. Four of the States in the subbasin have objectives of , <br /> <br />meeting the municipal, industrial, rural domestic, and livestock water quality <br /> <br />needs wherever feasible. Nebraska and Kansas generally support all methods of <br /> <br />8-9 <br />