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Show Chapter 5 Policy Problems and Their Relation to Plans for Development In reviewing the Central Valley situation, a num- ber of problems related to the water resources pro- gram were disclosed. Some of them are of such importance that they were made the subject of a separate study. Thirty-one separate policy problems are identifi- able in Central Valley water resources develop- ment. The existence of so many issues may be attributed in part to the limited extent of water supplies in parts of the basin most suited to agri- cultural and urban development, in part to the long history of water resources development in California, and also to the number of agencies and interests concerned. Problems are of four general Don Pedro Reservoir, also are multiple-purpose, types: (A) Distribution of benefits and responsibili- ties, (B) Conflicts in beneficial use, (C) The char- acter of development, and (D) Program proce- dures. They are listed below in the order of their presentation. A. Distribution of Benefits and Responsibilities 1. The place of State and local agency partici- pation in planning, programing, financing, and operation. 2. The place of private citizens and organizations in water resources control and development. 3. Desirability or handicap of acreage limitation laws in irrigation developments. 4. Extent of Federal Government concern with pollution control. 5. The need for a pooled account in power planning and administration. 6. The use of power revenues, including the interest component, in financing irrigation develop- ments. 7. Reimbursability of allocations for fish and wildlife, and recreation. 8. Reimbursement to the Federal Government for ground water. B. Conflicts in Beneficial Use 1. Conflicts of fishery, wildlife, and recreational interests with other water developments. 2. Principles for planning and construction of facilities in areas previously dedicated to scenic values. 3. Inundation of facilities of established enter- prises. 4. Conflicts between upstream and downstream interests. 5. Extent of conflicts between and associated with domestic, irrigation, industrial, and other water uses. 6. Placer mining activities in relation to water resources development. 7. Mining claims on public lands. 8. Extent to which flood plain zoning is prac- ticable. 9. Conflict between navigation developments and other water uses. C. The Character of Development 1. Basic data essential to future plans. 2. The proper rate for future construction of facilities to provide water for supplemental irri- gation, and new land development. 3. Ground water replenishment. 4. Land treatment programs in plans for water resources development. 5. Rate of construction and integrated operation of electric power facilities. 6. Facilities for future national defense needs. 109 |