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Show the planning efforts among all state, federal and local entities and be the vehicle to involve concerned parties. 3.2.3 Organization State water planning is the responsibility of the Division of Water Resources under policy guidelines of the Board of Water Resources. With this in mind, a state water plan coordinating committee representing 12 state agencies facilitated preparation of the Jordan River Basin Plan. A steering committee consists of the chair and vice chair of the Board of Water Resources, the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources, and director and assistant director of the Division of Water Resources. The local board member is also invited to participate. This committee provided policy guidance, resolved issues, and approved this plan prior to acceptance by the Board of Water Resources. In addition, federal and other state agencies participated as cooperating entities. These agencies have particular expertise in various fields to assist with plan development. Also, a statewide local advisory group representing various organizations and special interest groups has assisted with input and plan review. This group represents a spectrum of various interests and geographical locations. A local basin planning advisory group for the Jordan River Basin provided input by way of advice, review and decision making. Most of the members of this group reside within or are directly involved in basin affairs. They represent various local water interests and provide geographical representation within the basin. 3.2.4 Process During the review and approval process, four drafts of the Jordan River Basin Plan were prepared. They were 1) in- house, 2) committee, 3) advisory, and 4) public review drafts. After this process, the final basin planning report is distributed to the public for information and use. Public involvement is an important part of the planning process, and is necessary to assess actual viewpoints and conditions in the basin. The opportunity for public discussion and input has been and will continue to be provided at Salt Lake Valley - University of Utah and Wasatch Mountains the local, state and federal levels as plan formulation moves through various phases. 3.3 Description of Basin The Jordan River Basin is unique in Utah because of the number of people drawing from the existing water supply. To better understand the problems, alternatives and recommended actions, a brief description of the basin's physical characteristics is presented. The total area drained by the Jordan River includes the Jordan River Basin and the Utah Lake Basin. The Jordan River/ Utah Lake Basin, located in north central Utah, is shown in Figure 3- 1. The Jordan River Basin as defined herein includes all of Salt Lake County. The Utah Lake Basin includes all lands draining to Utah Lake as well as the portion of the Jordan River from Utah Lake to the Salt Lake County line. This report only addresses water issues for the Jordan River Basin ( See Figure 3- 2). 3.3.1 Drainage Area and Topography The Jordan River/ Utah Lake Basin includes all of the rivers and streams tributary to Utah Lake and numerous tributary mountain streams which drain directly into the Jordan River. The largest of these tributary streams, and the major source of flow to Utah Lake and the Jordan River, are the Provo and Spanish Fork rivers. The headwaters of the Provo River, and hence the primary headwaters for the Jordan River/ Utah Lake 3- 3 |