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<br />" <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />1,000 projects and program!>. The system became difficult to manage <br />and update each time the data was required for an annual slate. <br />federal program review, priorities report, or comprehensive plan <br />update. <br /> <br />To simplify management of water project and program data, Commission <br />staff developed and implemented a computerized data storage and <br />retrieval system in 1980. Water project and program data was updated <br />and entered in the system in a uniform format at thai lime. It was used <br />in 1961 for both the stale-federal program review and priorities reports. <br />The Commission's inlenl was 10 updale the data on an annual basis <br />for future use. <br /> <br />Status of Electric Power <br /> <br />Beginning in 1976, the Commission produced three reports entitled <br />"Status of Eledric Power in the Mi~~ouri River Ba~in:' The report~, <br />conceived a~ an additional coordination mechani~m for Ihe Commi~sion <br />by an ad hoc committee on water and energy, addres~ed electric <br />power generation, fUlure eledric power needs. and potential~ for <br />future generation facilitie~ in the ba~in. The reports were broadened <br />over the years to include related information such as current re~earch <br />in energy development and propmed energy related laws and regula- <br />tions. The final edition of Ihe stalUs report was published by the Com- <br />mission in 1981. <br /> <br />Coordination Directory <br /> <br />The Commission periodically published a "Coordinalion DireclOry <br />of State and federal Water and Land Resources Offidals." The diredory <br />wa~ designed to facilitate coordination among governmental and <br />private interest~ concerned with waler resources in the basin. The <br />directory was lasl published by the Commission in September 1979, <br />and correction~ were issued through October 1980. <br /> <br />Plan and Environmental Reviews <br /> <br />Comments on development plan~ and associated environmental <br />~tatements concerning water resource projects in the Missouri River <br />basin were generally prepared and transmitted by the Commission <br />Chairman. Comments were usually limited to consistency of the <br />propmed projects with Commission-adopted plans and priorities. <br /> <br />Water Research Coordination <br /> <br />The Commission strengthened its relationships with water research <br />institutes in the Missouri River basin in 1980. At that time the Com- <br />mission agreed to accept as its priorities for water related research <br />in the basin the priorities of the Missouri River Basin Water Resources <br />Research Institutes' Consortium. The Consortium. which frequently <br />met in conjunction with Commission meetings, adopted annual <br />research priorities as part of ilS five-year water research plan. The <br />Commission Chairman and staff also participated in meetings of the <br />Consortium. <br /> <br />Public Information Programs <br /> <br />Throughout its exislence. Ihe Commission undertook several special <br />programs to relate its work to Ihe citizens of the Missouri River basin. <br />The programs included the issuance of news releases concerning <br />Commission meetings, planning activities, and recommendations; <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br />