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Planning for State Water Resources Administration
Author(s) -
Metzler Dwight F.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1966.tb01638.x
Subject(s) - state (computer science) , agency (philosophy) , administration (probate law) , public administration , state government , water resources , state agency , government (linguistics) , business , focus (optics) , local government , process management , environmental planning , political science , computer science , regulatory agency , law , ecology , philosophy , linguistics , physics , optics , epistemology , algorithm , biology , environmental science
This article discusses four basic responsibilities of any state determined to implement a water development and management program: to determine the state water needs in sufficient detail to provide guidance to policy objectives; to provide for the implementation of policies through state assistance and coordination with the local and federal levels of government; to build the legal framework necessary for implementation of policies; and, to focus responsibilities for the development of policy and the coordination of state water programs in one agency, even though several agencies may collect data, carry out investigations, and enforce laws.