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000161 . . formulate a plan in agricultural areas. In addition, the Board is involved in helping to resolve the associated legal problems regarding the interaction of ground and surface water utilization. (2) to federal or resources use The importance of the contribution of the state federal-state planning of water and related land and development. The Colorado state Water Plan was initiated in 1970 as a joint endeavor between the Board and the U. S. Bureau of Recla- mation. The study is a broad investigation of population, indus- trial, and agricultural growth potentials and the associated water requirements. Particular emphasis will be placed on water reuse, integration of surface and ground water supplies, maintenance or enhancement of water quality, and water utilization efficiency. The Colorado Water Conservation Board has been actively involved with the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation in the Western U. S. Water Plan investigation. Recent presidential budget changes redirected the westwide study to develop information for assessing priorities of need for additional investigation programs for antici- pated water resources problem areas. Completion of the westwide study is scheduled for the end of F. Y. 1974. The Board is also coordinating with the Bureau of Reclamation in their salinity control .investigation of the Colorado River in Colorado. Board staff members are presently involved in determining irrigation scheduling and improvement in the Grand Valley area. studies on water resources requirements between Denver, Colorado, and Cheyenne, Wyoming, and a laO-year flood plain delineation on the South Platte River are currently being undertaken with the U. S. Corps of Engineers. In' addition, land and water rights acquisition for Bear Creek Dam and negotiations for the South Platte Channelization are currently under way with the Corps. The Board is cooperating with the U. S. soil Conservation service in its Type IV Studies in the Colorado, Rio Grande, Arkansas, Platte, and Republican River Basins. The Board has played a continuing and important role with the U. S. Geological Survey involving matching funds and personnel in the Survey's extensive stream gaging network and ~n their ground water basic data collection program for the South Platte and Arkansas River Valleys to formulate conjunctive use mOdels for the complex stream-aquifer interaction relationships in these important valleys. The Board and the USGS are presently monitoring and evaluating ground water trends of the High Plains area and are work- ing together on the salinity problems in the Grand Valley area of the Colorado River. 7