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<br />li li 1i :iY <br /> <br />NATIONAL PIUORITIES ANALYSIS <br /> <br />Purpose <br /> <br />The purposes of th~ nation a' priorities analysis :.re to arti,ulate from tiIe nation:,1 <br />viewpoint priorities for resolving idcntified \vater-related problems ~lld to prqlJl"C a <br />national assessment report \vl1ich contulns both the lwliollUl ~lncl SUIte-regional <br />viewpOInts. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Prod'lct <br /> <br />T'!Jc product of the.: 118tioll~d priorities <II1,:lly:ii:-; will be ;lll:t1iOl1:l] :.1SSC:SS!llcnt report <br />wiIidl will be pl"l'pared by the \','Re slaff. ]1 will dOCl11llent b-tJi the Sutc-regic'naJ ond <br />nation:d vie.wpoints USillf! the results of ~1I :.lSSCSI)Il1cnt :.1ctivitics. This report will be pre- <br />pared in a lllannCT tllat is responsive to the uSL'r~j-the exccuti\.'(' bUlIlCll, the CO!1;jI'L'ss. ~t1ld <br />FcciC'!::d!Sta1C i.Igcllci('s: ~jnd other orgflni7.;lliolls concerned with r~s0IviJ1[. w~ltcr-rcl8t('d <br />probkllls. <br /> <br />GCllcrol <br /> <br />Thc natio",,! priorilic, an"lysis consists of t\\'O'pl1ases. Pl1:,,;c I involve" [he devclor- <br />Illent ~f procl.'c!lIrcs Zllld guidelines for cOllduding the national priorities ;Jncdy~.js. Dl:rjn~ <br />Ph<ls>:, ll~ the \VRC slnf," ;lIHl the NP;\ CommiU.::.:e willllsc. :ll1:l1yzc: and prrh::lps S~lpp!C'IlH;ilL <br />the results of the n~:rio!l\vide ,.owl.\.'sjs :llld spccifiL.:-prob!r:m :11l;1!,\'SjS to jdentify nne! de-scribe <br />in deLlil (3) \','~ltcr-]'d:!led proble1l15) (b) geogr;l!)hic areas l~ontaiJJiJlg suffic;c.Ilt" problems <br />and cOlllp!cx.ity [0 \varrant the prr.:;l;lr;\tion or compj-c!lensivL' PI:1IlS or ctal<l-colkctiOI1 <br />Jctj':iti.:s: (c) priorities for resolving the problems and preparing the 1cvL'i B plans or <br />data-colh:.'ctioll acti\'ities, and (d) conclusiolls ~Jl)d ft.-commendations conL~erni~lr.; the Fcd..:>r~d <br />roll' in 11E'lping to resolve the high-priority problems. <br /> <br />Activities on" Accomplishment Schedulc <br /> <br />A tol,,1 bud~ot of 50.8 million h:rs been cstablished I-or tl," notional priorities a!l,lI:.'~,js: <br /><I schedule of activitics L:orri::'sponc1ing to this budgL't is described in cktail in the following <br />p:.lragr~lphs:' <br /> <br />Pilase f <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />rlelil';l)' aile: PrCilllplc/I/C/llat;oll. (February] 974-June 1976) During this period <br />ti,e WRe stoff with as.,ist"IlCC from the NPA Committee and the regional ',ponsors will <br />prepare det:riled procedures and guidelines for conducting Phase JI of the notional <br />prioritil's oll:rlysis. Tlll'SC guidclines will uc bsedupon and consistent with those which <br />ore developed for conducting the specific-problem an:dysis. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />Fila'" f f <br /> <br />/lelil';l)' Olle: Eralllalioll ()fSpecific-Problem .4111;;'-1";1 "lId Nallo/Mide Allain;' <br />Resul!s. (July 1976..Septernbcr 1976) During this aClivity, tl1<' \VRC staff allG thc NI'A <br /> <br />24 <br />