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eC_((H POTENTIAL WATER SOURCES SCOPE. The Congress of the United States in the legislation authorizing the High Plains Study directed the Corps of Engineers through the Secretary of Commerce to "consider all past and ongoing studies, plans and work on depleted water resou rces in the regi on, and to exami ne the feas i bi1 i ty of va ri ous alternatives to provide adequate water supplies in the area, including but not limited to, the transfer of water from adjacent areas." The previous studies which were deemed to have the most potential utilized major rivers at locations outside the Ogallala and in several cases outside of the six states directly participating in the High Plains Study. A map showing the sources that were considered is included as Figure i. As discussed earlier the High Plains Study Council authorized the Corps by HPSC Resolution 8 to limit the number of alternative routes to 4. They further specified the sources considered be basically the following: ROUTE ASSUMED SOURCES OF TRANSPORT WATER A Missouri River at Ft. Randall, South Dakota B Missouri River near St. Joseph, Missouri C Northern Leg, White River at Clarendon, Arkansas Arkansas River at Van Buren, Arkansas Southern Leg, Ouachita River at Camden, Arkansas Red River at Fulton, Arkansas D White River at Clarendon, Arkansas Arkansas River at Pine Bluff, Arkansas Ouachita River at Camden, Arkansas Red River at Fulton, Arkansas Sabine River at Tatum, Texas Sulphur River at Darden, Texas During the study the High Plains Liaison Committee recommended that two addi- tional sources, the Sulphur and Sabine Rivers, be used in both routes C and D. 25