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093533 1 (1974-05-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacxfe0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 0S53' UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC MAY 2 1974 DEVELOPMENT DIVISION Mr. Gilbert G. Stamm Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation AV ,BL. Department of the Interior Dear Mr. Stamm: We have completed our review of the coordination between the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture in planaing for irriga- tion projects. In a draft of a proposed report to the Congress, we suggested that the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture have their respective agencies jointly establish (1) uniform policies and procedures for determining irrigation benefits in planning for multipurpose water resource projects and (2) a coordination pro- cess for comprehensive planning of irrigation projects. Also, we suggested that the Water Resources Council encourage and assist the Departments in establishing a coordination process and review the jointly establish policies and procedures for making rrigation benefit determinations for conformance with the Council's Principles and Standards for Planning Water and Related Land Resources. Department of Interior's comments on the draft of our proposed report advised us that all three of our suggestions have been met or have been adequately provided for in the new Principles and Standards. The comments stated that the Bureau of Reclamation was using, Guidelines for Implementing Principles and Standards for Multiobjective Planning of Water Resources and a recent addendum which was developed by a multiagency group including Agriculture and Reclamation representatives. Also, we were advised that the guidelines were under review by the Department of the Interior and would be reviewed by the Water Resources Council for conformance with the Council's Principles and Standards. We believe that the actions being taken by the Departments and the Councal should bring about improvemier.ts in the coordination process and in achieving uniformity in computing irrigation benefits. Further, our planned report on need for improvement in benefit-cost 0 ?35?3

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