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<br />O ij? ".. 5 <br />v.l..'- ... <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />WESTERN UNITED STATES WATER PLAN STUDY <br />(SOMETIMES KNOWN AS WESTWIDE WATER PLAN) <br /> <br />I. PLAN AUTHORIZED BY COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT ACT IN 1968 <br /> <br />A. APPROPRIATIONS BECAME AVAILABLE DECEMBER 1969 <br /> <br />B. PLAN CALLS FOR RECONNAISSANCE INVESTIGATION TO DEVELOP <br />GENERAL PLAN TO MEET FUTURE WATER NEEDS OF ELEVEN <br />WESTERNMOST CONTIGUOUS STATES <br /> <br />1. FIRST PHASE IS MOST DIFFICULT AND CALLS FOR PROJECTION <br />OF THE FUTURE <br /> <br />a. POPULATION <br /> <br />b. KINDS OF INDUSTRY AND WHERE LOCATED <br /> <br />c. AMOUNT AND TYPE OF AGRICULTURE <br /> <br />d. ENVIRONMENT <br /> <br />e. SOCIAL MAKEUP <br /> <br />2. SECOND STEP IS TO EQUATE THE FUTURE INTO WATER REQUIRE- <br />MENTS AND TO BALANCE AGAINST AVAILABLE WATER SUPPLIES <br /> <br />3. THIRD STEP IS TO DEVELOP PLAN TO MEET WATER REQUIREMENTS <br /> <br />C. NO IMPORTATION STUDIES INTO COLORADO RIVER BASIN ALLOWED <br />PRIOR TO SEPIEMBER 30, 1978 (EXCEPI FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA <br />COASTAL STREAMS) <br /> <br />D. REPORTS REQUIRED EVERY TWO YEARS BEGINNING JUNE 1971. <br />FINAL REPORT NOT LATER THAN JUNE 30, 1977. <br /> <br />E. AUGMENTATION OF FLOWS OF THE COLORADO RIVER WILL BE OF <br />MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE <br /> <br />1. PRECIPITATION MANAGEMENT AND DESALINIZATION WILL BE STUDIED <br /> <br />2. USE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL STREAMS WILL BE STUDIED <br /> <br />F. ANOTHER MAJOR CONCERN IS ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS <br /> <br />15 <br />