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l''''~ ,~ JUI" , .t.1 Foreword This is one 01 a series of waler policy studies that are part at the State Water Planning and Review Process. It addresses alternative policies tor development of supplemental water supplies in Nebraska and is being forwarded 10 the Governor and Legislature lor action as deemed appropriate. In most respects this report is the same as the final task force report prepared by the Conservation and Survey Division althe University of Nebraska With the aid of an interagency task force. The Natural Resources Commission has added a lransmiltalletter, this foreword. and a small section on the publiC hearing on this report. In addition, some modifications were made in porlions of the report, especially the inlroductlon, summary. and Chapter 1, and the addition of Alternative #27. Five Alternatives were also deleted Irom the original Task Force report because they were adopted into law after that report was published. Their contents are now discussed as part of current policy. However, the major change is the addition 01 the policy recommendations contained in the following section of this report. The interagency task lorce which helped the Conservation and Survey Division develop the data and alternatives used in the linal task force report included: Vince Dreeszen. Conservation and Survey Division, UNL Jon Atkinson Department 01 Environmental Control Lee Becker Department of Waler Resources Bob Burns Water Resources Center, UNL Karen Langland . Policy Research Office Cliff Summers. . . Department of Health Jerry Wallin. . . . . Natural Resources Commission Gerald Chaffin. . . . . .. . . . Game and Parks Commission The Conservation and Survey Division served as lead agency for the Task Force With Bob Kuzelka serving as Task Force Coordinator. The Conservation and Survey Division was responsible for leading the work of the task lorce and Writing the hnal task force report. Non-task force members who contributed greatly to the report include Marilyn Ginsberg. Conservation and Survey Division; Mark Nelson, Department of Water Resources; Mike Jess, Department 01 Water Resources; Charles Deknatel, Department at Community and Regional Planning. UNL: Ray Supalla, Department of Agricultural Economics, UNL; Dave Aiken, Department 01 Agricultural Economics, UNL; and Tom Cech, Water Resources Center, UNL. Following initial consideration 01 the task force report the Commission distributed a draft report lor pUblic review on March 28,1983. The publiC comment period concluded June 17th. Public meetings on the report were held on May 31 in Ogallala and June 1 in Grand Island. A public hearing was held in Norfolk on June 2. Summaries of the hearing and meetings are available as a special section at the back 01 thiS report. The Public Advisory Board devoted considerable time to diSCUSSion of the task force report and provided the Com- mission with a number of recommendations. In addition, written comments were received from members of the publiC representing either themselves. or particular organizations. All such comments are on tile althe oH!ce of the Com- mission and are avaitable for review.