U.S. General Accounting Office

Effects of Federal Activities on State Water Availability, Management, and Use

45.
Currently, about how much of your state's water is allocated to fulfill federal water rights?
(Check one.)
1. Little or none
2. Less than half
3. About half
4. More than half
5. All or almost all
6. Uncertain
7. No response

46.
If all federal claims to water in your state were quantified, about how much of your state's water would be allocated to fulfill these rights?
(Check one.)
1. Little or none
2. Less than half
3. About half
4. More than half
5. All or almost all
6. Uncertain
7. No response

47.
How important is the quantification of federal water rights to your state's ability to manage its water?
(Check one.)
1. Very important
2. Somewhat important
3. Equally important and unimportant
4. Somewhat unimportant
5. Very unimportant
6. Uncertain
7. No response

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