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Priorities for Platte River Basin<br />

Need for increasing water supplies in the<br />

Platte River Basin--use <strong>Wyoming</strong>'s water in<br />

<strong>Wyoming</strong>; Transbasin diversions; water<br />

conservation; maximize water quantity;<br />

groundwater resources<br />

Increasing storage capacity in the basin<br />

Regulatory climate conducive to increasing<br />

storage and water utilization in the Platte<br />

Basin<br />

<strong>Plan</strong>ning for economic and population growth<br />

water needs<br />

Where's water going to come from for future growth (municipal, industrial)<br />

question raised about transfer of direct flow rights to storage<br />

Endangered Species demands for water (ESA)<br />

Front Range growth encrouching to <strong>Wyoming</strong><br />

Assuring that water quality is adequate for<br />

uses anticipated for the basin in the future

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