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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Execullve Summary <br /> <br />attempts, such as the MOA/Cooperative Agreement process, to <br />develop a recovery program for the Platte River basin. Another <br />alternative to avoid litigation, or at least reduce the probability of <br />litigation, is the task force created by the 1996 Farm Bill (P.L. 104- <br />127) to analyze major policy issues involving by-pass flow <br />requirements placed on Forest Service Special Use Permits. <br />Expensive, time-consuming and often nonproductive litigation may be <br />avoided, if the task force can assist in resolving some of these <br />conflicts. <br /> <br />10. The Natural Resource Districts (NRDs) in Nebraska present a good <br />example of early efforts to resolve water resource conflicts at the <br />watershed or local level. A case study of the Central Platte Natural <br />Resources District (CPNRD) indicates that these districts have had <br />some success in resolving some issues (e.g., groundwater quality <br />protection through fertilizer application regulations), With respect to <br />resolving conflicts that involve issues extending beyond the watershed <br />and outside the Natural Resources District, the NRDs have been less <br />successful. For example, the CPNRD has been generally unsuccessful <br />in managing groundwater depletion in its district due to its inability <br />to either develop replacement sources of surface water supply or <br />restrict groundwater pumping. Failure to develop replacement <br />sources of surface water supply occurred because of CPNRD's inability <br />to resolve instream flow issues for the endangered species, thereby <br />demonstrating again the need for federal-state leadership in <br />developing a basin-wide recovery program. <br /> <br />xv <br />