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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I UlJl31; ,. t.. ....~ A. INTRODUCTION Gene ra 1 The Missouri River Basin State/Regional Future (SRF) is a compilation of information furnished by the ten MRBC member states and several federal agencies describing present and projected water and water-related character- istics of the region. Information for the SRF, compiled by hydrologic subbasin boundaries, is used as a proxy for the ASA-area totals throughout ,this memorandum. The information is oriented toward permitting evalua- tion of the nature and severity of the basin's current and projected water and related land resources problems and issues. While the SRF is intended primarily to serve a problem and issue evalua- tion function, the data contained in the SRF also provide a useful general characterization of the region. The estimates and trends comprising the State/Regional Future represent the ten MRB states' best estimates of current and projected socio-economic, land use and water use information. It should be recognized that other ongoing and future analyses may expand and modify these data. The State/Regional Future is presented in seven major sections: A. Introduction B. State/Regional Planning Objectives C. Socio-Economic Characteristics and Primary land Use D. Water Use and Requirements E. Instream Flow Needs F. Water Supplies/Depletions Summary G. Conservation and Management Needs Following this introduction, the SRF describes in Section B the general objectives of the basin states' water resources planning efforts. Section C provides projections of a number of socio-economic factors and land use. Sections D through F present projections of a number of "volumetric" factors relating to the use, supply, and availability of water. Section G looks at several water resources needs other than those volumetric items contained in sections D through F. The formats, time frames, geographical breakdowns and types of information comprising each of the sections B through G are described below. State/Regional Planning Objectives This section presents a set of generalized planning objectives derived from states' inputs for each of the Missouri Region's 11 aggregated subareas (ASA's). Planning objectives are classified as social, economic and environ- mental. II-I ,.