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<br />Only the fir~t v.olume .of the Status Summary
<br />will be c.ompleteby 1971.W.ork .on '}he re-
<br />maining tw.o v.olumes will be acc.omplished as
<br />time permits. The emphasis .of eff.ort on the
<br />Special Rec.ommendati.ons will ,be shifted to
<br />th.ose study items 'which seemJ.o have' the
<br />most urgency~
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<br />.. State agencies ,must "anticipate ,budge,t
<br />requests approximately oney~~r. prior. t.o the
<br />beginning .of a biennium,'thus,'~e<iuiting,an' ,
<br />estiiriaJe of work to be done'thr,ee 'years in the.
<br />fUture:'"Fedenil igeii~ie:s, in the 'same fashion;' '," ",<
<br />.operate on a six-year fiscal program. In order, '
<br />for state and federal agencies't.o' anticipate
<br />requests for assistance in the,development of
<br />the State Water' ,Pian in the' immediate 'post
<br />,1971 period, the ComIllissionwl1l have t.o pro-
<br />ceed as soon as pas sible in determining the
<br />partiCulars of work t.o be undertaken during,
<br />that period imd formJ,lla:ting specific requests'
<br />t.o coo[>erators far required assis~nce.
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<br />COORDINATION' '
<br />
<br />The problem of co.ordinating the effort!; dE:
<br />the vari.ous statea:rtd fe,deral agencies iriv.olve~/
<br />in the development .of the State 'Water Plan is
<br />.one that will need to be handled by the Com~
<br />mission. The Commission staff will needt.o
<br />concentrate their efforts primarily on the
<br />fallowing three aspects:
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<br />. The' c.ontributi.ons reque~t~dsh.ould.'be
<br />clearly spelled, out as to the type of informa-
<br />tion, detail, ,of informati.on, ,area.of c.overage,
<br />and specific' criteria to be used.
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<br />- . The-Commissi.on staff should workcl.osely , :.
<br />with each agency to insure that there are n.o
<br />misunderstandings as t.o the specific requests
<br />and that there is as little wasted effort and
<br />duplication as possible.' :
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<br />. The Commissi~n should mak~,available to
<br />the agencies as soon as possible the future
<br />intentions .of th~' COlJ:llTli~sion in, the planning
<br />effort. With this inf.ormation available, the
<br />agencies win be better abie t.o make pians t.o
<br />meet their responsibilities.
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<br />One of the recommendations of the Man-, '
<br />agement Analysis Study Committee (Little,
<br />Hoover Commissi.on) was that the State Water
<br />Plan be closely c.o.ordinated with the 'Compre~
<br />hensive State Planning Program as being pre-
<br />pared by the Department '.of Econ.omic
<br />Devel.opment. The vari.ous aspects of the State '
<br />
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<br />Wat~r PI~n will have't.o be compatible arid he
<br />incorporated into,thrstotal Comprehensive
<br />, State Plamiing Program.Co()rdination and
<br />c.o.operation t.o date with officials within the
<br />'Depaitriie~t 'Of Econ.orriic Development has
<br />been very g.ood. However, this is .one area or'
<br />e~deavor that will he~d to be, trlore fully ex-
<br />pl.ore'dh.efo~e the Fraine~ork,Planis com-
<br />_ _pleted'i~j971.
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<br />:,IMRLEMENTATION. "
<br />
<br />. '", In order thatilie Coriiinissiori will be able
<br />, , 'to; follow through :onthe 'planning process,
<br />specHic attention must b~ dev.oted to the im-
<br />pl~nl'~ntation.of the Plan. While it is trile that
<br />, actualimplementati.on carm'ot take place until
<br />at least certain parts of the,Plan are completed,
<br />,',. the process ' of implementation should begin'
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<br />, early in the plapp.ing .process so that ~he plans'
<br />can be carried out with a minimum delay. The
<br />Commission has, blid the' groundwork' for im-
<br />plementation by Working closely with l.ocal
<br />uriits of g.overnment, local and statewide .or~'
<br />ganizations, arid' :-by caifying out. an informa-
<br />'ti.onal program to, permit the 'public to become
<br />a'Yare of the State Water Planning e ff.o it.
<br />Despite the pr.ogress the C.ommission has
<br />made in this area,:furth~r work,'needs tq be
<br />d.one.
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<br />PUBLIC SU PPORT
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<br />"Legislative Resolution No.: 4, (1967 ses-
<br />sioM'directed the Uniyersity.of Nebraska, ahd
<br />its vari.ous, departments, to' carry on an exten-
<br />sive educationaJ 'pr.ogram inthe area .of water
<br />resources" development."' Thel:Jniversityhas
<br />eitiba,rk~d on'thispr.ogram and is doing a'~ery
<br />'c.ommendable Job;' however, it win be neces-
<br />ry for the University to receive furtherfinan~
<br />ciahssistance and assistance in the educational
<br />~ff.ort from the "vari.ousstate and federal
<br />'agencies. The Commission, will need t.o work
<br />closely with the Univer~ity i;ntheir informa-'
<br />t~onaland educati.onal eff.orts in order to.insure ..'
<br />that the {] niversity is fully aware .of the vari.ous
<br />" 'aspects of the planningprogram. Oniy through
<br />, a very th.orough and cori1prehen~ive inf.orma-
<br />tio'nandeducati.on program can the public be
<br />ade,qmitely i~fonTIed. It is the desire .of the'
<br />C.ohlJIllssionthat the public \yill have every
<br />'.oppoitunitY .t.obecome . fully- 'aware .of the
<br />vai-ious facets of the State Water Plan. In this
<br />~ay, judg~entsreached a~d de~isionS'
<br />rendered will be hased on facts and substanti-
<br />ated inf.ormation.
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