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conjunction with other land uses on specified areas with multiple use values. Livestock grazing is expected to increase, but through better management and technological advancements, the amount of range will diminish and be more clearly defined, and almost totally confined to designate multiple use areas. Urbanization will expand and create the need for more and more public land. In the California portion of the basin alone, there will be sold or transferred into private ownership at least 100,000 acres. The expanded urbanized areas are expected to grow from existing towns such as Las Vegas; however, some locations, primarily in proximity to the Colorado River, will experience the need for new townsites. Another example of the changing management picture is in the increasing heavy demand for rights-of-way acquisition. B. Plans in Terms of Use 1. Future Water Problems and Needs: All long range programs for the management of the public lands will encounter the problem of supplying the needed waters. Without transported water from the Colorado River, or other sources, public lands cannot be utilized to their full potential. In many areas, groundwaters are currently being mined. This trend will intensify through 1980. By the year 2010, the demands for water will probably be ten times greater than at present. Continued improvement of range and watershed lands will add immeasurably to the efficient utilization of all water sources. 27Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 16,023,552 byte