The mission of the Water Development Board is to provide information, planning, and financial support to help the state preserve its water resources. The idea is that clean, abundant, and safe water is important to the health of the residents and the vitality of the economy. The type of assistance provided is generally straightforward. For example, it offers grants to improve the efficiency of irrigation, to upgrade water treatment facilities, and to reduce flooding. It provides technical assistance to help water suppliers detect leaks, and it collects the data necessary to help forecast trends in the demand for water. Answer these questions. Does the budget ' s performance information help establish how well the Water Development Board ' s spending has contributed to the conservation of water? How well does the information help you establish the relative importance for the board of preventing floods versus protecting lakes? Does the fact that the board has made available 6 5 . 2 % of the information needed to adequately monitor water supply tell you much about the adequacy of the water supply