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<:::> I..~) .~ Q) OJ o There are many terms that are specific to this Report that do not appear in the Glossary. Presently it contains general biological and hydrological terms but lacks those specific to the Report. For example, the essence of the Report is the modeled flow scenarios, yet essential terms like pre-dam, post-dam, study period, baseline, etc. aren't in thc Glossary. I include a few terms that stood out to me. RESPONSE: We have expanded the glossary to include more terms. SPECIFIC COMMENTS Inside Cover Include a format for citing the document and chapters within it someplace up front. This is important so that others can accurately reference the document or portions therein. Here's one sample format. Citing the entire Report: Holden, P. B. (Ed). 1999. Flow recommendations for the San Juan River. SJRIP Biology Committee. Where published and available?? Chapter in Report: R. Bliesner and V. Lamarra. 1999. Chapter 2: Geomorphology, hydrology and habitat of the San Juan River. Pages 2.1-2.29. In P. B. Holden (ed).... This is just an example and may not be correct. However, do whatever is required to be sure appropriate credit is given to contributors, but don't avoid a formal citation format for fear someone will be offended because of the order of their appearance. RESPONSE: We have added a page to show a suggested citation format after the front cover. Executive Summary 5-1. I suggest repeating here ( S-l) an abbreviated summary of the importance of the natural flow regime and the coupling of hydrology, geomorphology and biology (pg 1-4). This is the ralionale underlying the entire SJRIP effort and the lay reader needs to be better educated as to its underpinnings. RESPONSE: This has been inserted. 5-5-5-8. Flow Recommendations A.-G. Despite the preparatory paragraph explaining these recommendations, they are still not very clear to me. The entire Report depends on everybody understanding these recommendations. Avoid hydrological and statistical jargon here and don't skimp on text to sacrifice clarity for brevity. Duration and frequency terms need clarification. Dur~tio!l t~J111~ are ~~y~ p~r what? Month, year, decade? 1 think for A. you mean: 5 days minimum[:!i~tW~n,3Y..h:a.mr.tlt~11? The expression of frequency is too arcane for the non-hydrologist. 20% on average of what? Do you mean 20% of the years on average per decade? "Maximum period without...is 10 years", is Greek. Frankly, even with the text explanation 1 don't know what this means, so I doubl your general reader will either. Perhaps giving an example would help? Much of this is explained in Chapter 8, but not everyone will read it, so sufficient background must be provided in the Ex. Sum. for it to stand alone. Comments and Responses Flow Recommendations Dratt Report Galat -4