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Show influences include agency structure, how power is delegated in the agency, the legislated purposes of the agency, what boundaries the agency can work within, and people within the agency. In regard to water conservation, internal influences also include the priority that conservation has to the primary mission of the agency, and how policies concerning water conservation work. External influences include anything outside of agency structure, purpose and policy that the agency must consider when designing a policy, as well as unforeseen complications from outside influences. These include the public that the agency serves, the political bodies and atmosphere surrounding the agency, and possible technological and regional factors. Internal influences include the history of agency, the agency's mandate or purpose, as well as how the agency has operated in the past. Also included in internal influences is agency structure. This includes how, where and who makes the decisions on a water conservation program's budget, content and implementation. Other internal influences are agency attitude, and the priority of water conservation in the context of the other tasks of an agency. These often work in tandem, one influence reinforcing another. For example, an agency's history reinforces current agency attitudes by providing precedents that future ideas are based on. External influences affect water conservation programs as well. For example, an interest group may have concerns with the development of water ways for municipal use at the expense of ecological, aesthetic, or recreational concerns. They can exert influence on agencies in order to reduce water |