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<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS (con't)
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<br />Alternatives to Better Nebraska's Position
<br />for Future Interstate Allocations. . , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . 3-4
<br />Alternative 4: Declare that natural flow permits may be issued for
<br />other beneficial uses including instream uses.. ., .. .. ., .... ., .... .. .. .. . ... '" .,. " .. .. ...3-4
<br />Alternative 5: Provide that certain uses of water are not considered as beneficial uses. . . . . . 3-5
<br />Alternative 6: Strengthen the interstate groundwater transfer statute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . 3-5
<br />Alternative 7: Provide for the reservation of waters by the Department
<br />of Water Resources to fulfill public interest requirements. . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . 3-6
<br />Alternative 8: Seek funding for additional water retention structures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
<br />Alternatives to Improve Current Supply. .. .... .. . . . , ... .,. " , . .. .. ........ . .. ... .... ,. .,. " , 3-7
<br />Alternative 9: Authorize a state agency to offer to buy water rights in another state. . . , . . . . , 3-7
<br />Alternative 10: Authorize a state agency to participate in the
<br />construction of projects in other states in return for a voice
<br />in project operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 3-7
<br />Alternatives Pertaining to Weather Modification. . .. " .. " .... .. .. .. .. .... .. ... . ... .. ..... . 3-8
<br />Alternative 11: Enact a statute requiring that persons comply with an '
<br />out-of-state law as a condition for receiving a Nebraska permit to
<br />conduct seeding activities in Nebraska designed to have an impact out-of-state. . . . . . . . . . 3-8
<br />Alternative 12: Authorize and initiate the negotiation and formation
<br />of an interstate weather modification compact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . , . 3-8
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<br />Footnotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
<br />CHAPTER FOUR - RELATIONSHIP OF THIS STUDY TO OTHERS.,................,............ 4-1
<br />Study #1: Instream Flows................,......................,...........................,. 4-1
<br />Study #2: Water Quality. .. .. .. ... . .. ........ .. . .. .. . ... , . .' " .. .. .. " ." .. . . ". .. ., ... .. .. ...4-1
<br />Study #3: Groundwater Reservoir Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
<br />Study #4: Water Use Efficiency. . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . ' , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . 4-2
<br />Study #5: Selected Water Rights Issues. .. .. .. ... " . .. .. . ., .. .. .... .. .,. .. .. .. .. " ..... ., .. ,.4-2
<br />Study #6: Municipal Water Needs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . 4-3
<br />Study #7: Supplemental Water Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
<br />Study #8: Interbasin Transfer Study. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
<br />Study #9: Weather Modification ............................................................,. 4-3
<br />Study # 1 0: Water-Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
<br />Study #11: Surface-Groundwater Integration.... ... . ...... .. ... '" .. .. '" .. . ... .. ., ..... . ....4-3
<br />APPENDIX A - SUMMARY OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1982 HEARING....... .. ... .. .... ..... .......... A-1
<br />APPENDIX B . SUMMARY OF SEPTEMBER 29, 1982 HEARING.. .... . .... .... ... .... ........ .. B-1
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