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15 July 1983 ASPECTS OF CONSIDERATION Page Three WATER SHEDS. ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES Board Respon- siveness a) Independent of local political pressures. b) Managers are repre- sentatives of entire watershed, not specific areas. a) Potentially unsen- sitive to local govt problems. b) Counld be less fle- xible in allowing unique solutions in local areas. c) May be slow to res- pond on routine actions. Development of objectives. a) Concentrates on water & environment related items. b) Diversity of board nembership may lead to broader perspective of the problems & objectives. a) Less knowledge of the details of ' local problems. b) Less likely to un- derstand potential impact on local agencies. Development of Management plan. a) Better able to make politically difficult decisions on what to do and when. • a) Potential to make major plan deci- sions which would be incompatible with local perspec- tives. b) Requires more co- ordination effort. c) Potential for overly technical & expensive solu- tions. Decision making rela- tionships of WMO a) Could be the first body to make politi- cally difficult deci- sions. b) May be able to make controversial deci- sions faster. c) May be very consistant in its decisions. a) May overlook unof- ficial city plans land planning act. b) May create a 2- step process. Conflict avoidance and resolution. a) Can serve as a media- tor for problems be- tween govt agencies. b) Has great authority to make decisions and resolve disputes quickly. a) Would have to make special effort to involve govt agencies. 78