WSP08290

• File Number: 8449.916
• Description: South Platte Projects
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 8/1/1997
• Author: McLaughlin Water Eng
• Title: Platte River Basin Study
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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Contents (continued)

Section III - Analysis of Effectiveness of Federal, State and Local
Efforts to Resolve Problems ..,.........,........................ 57

Overview ..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . .. 57
Analysis of Policies and Programs for Endangered Species Flows
in Central Platte ........................................... 57
Analysis of Policies and Programs for Non-Point Pollution of
Central and Lower Platte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 64
Analysis of Nebraska V. Wyoming ....,......................... 65
Analysis of Front Range Water Supply ...,....,........,........ 66
Analysis of Local Watershed Case Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 68
Non-Point Water Pollution Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . .. 68
Groundwater Depletion .................................... 69

Section IV - Findings and Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 71
Federal and State Roles in Water Resources Management and
Development Have Changed Significantly in Recent Years ........ 71
Modify Federal Water Agency Policies and Programs to Make
Them More Applicable to Today's Water Problems ............... 72
Modify the Principles and Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 74
Establish Necessary Governance Structure to Administer the
Platte River Basin Recovery Program ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 75
Federal Agencies Should Provide Necessary Assistance to States
to Resolve Interstate Conflicts But Do Not Revive the
U.S. Water Resources Council ...........,.................... 76
The States Need to Develop Legal and Institutional Mechanisms
to Resolve Water Conflicts .................,................. 76
Federal Agencies Develop Better Tools for Technical Support to
the States in Resolving Water Conflicts ........................ 78
Litigation Has Limited Potential for Resolving Water Resources

Conflicts ........................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . .. 79

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . .. 81

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