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<br />PART C-5 <br /> <br />UNITED STATES <br />PACIFIC SOUTHWEST INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE <br />Office of the Chairman <br /> <br />CHAIRMAN <br />Rob.rt S. Sanohez, Jr. <br />8p.clal Anl.tent to the Secretary <br />D.p.rtment of the Inl.rlor <br /> <br />5301 CENTRAL N. E. SUITE 1400 <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE SECRETARY <br />De.an F. Joh.n.on <br />Telepho'ne:' (702)293-8592 <br /> <br />Albuquerque I New Mexico 87103 <br /> <br />MEMBERS <br />Arizona <br />Callf(unla <br />Colorado <br />Idaho <br />Nev,d', <br />New Mu:lco <br />Or.gon <br />UlIh <br />Wyoming <br />USDA <br />ARMY <br />COMM <br />ENERGY <br />Hue <br />USDl <br />DOT <br />EPA <br /> <br />June 24, 1980 <br /> <br />Mr. Robert S. Sanchez, Jr. <br />Special Assistant to the Secretary <br />Department of the Interior <br />5301 Central NE, Suite 1400 <br />Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 <br /> <br />Dear Bob: <br /> <br />On June 4 Vern Valantine and I met with representatives of the <br />Rocky Mountain Region of the U.S. Forest Service in Denver, <br />Colorado as discussed at the 80-1 PSIAC meeting. The meeting <br />was very informative and of mutual benefit in achieving the <br />objectives of PSIAC and providing the Forest Service with back- <br />ground information that they can use in support of thei r water <br />yield improvement program. <br /> <br />Vern Valantine prepared a report of this meeting of which I am <br />enclosing a copy. The following is a summary of the more signi- <br />ficant items discussed: <br /> <br />1. The Rocky Mountain Region has an active ongoing program <br />in water yield improvement. Experiments have been conducted for <br />many years and a pilot project has been developed in a 10,000-acre <br />spruce, fir, and lodgepole pine area in Wyoming. <br /> <br />a. A 20-percent water yield increase is possible through <br />certain cutting patterns. In the pilot project clear-cut strips <br />will be used to .concentrate snow. <br /> <br />b. The pilot project's first cutting will be in 1982 and <br />will be a minimum of a 5-year project. <br /> <br />c. The objective of the pilot project will be to identify <br />and quantify the increased water yield. <br /> <br />C-12 <br />