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a single text negotiating document , and it would give Roundtables a good framework to work from. Melinda Kassen : In addition to the list of questions, there is also the methodology of h ow you’re going to go about answering the questions. Some of us may be able to ask questions, but don’t know about methodology. If we’re really writing a scope of work someone is going to have to do, engineers might disagree about th e methodology and that has to b e part of the discussion as well . There might be different views on methodology with this gro up, the R oundtables or the CWCB. It would be good to have information on proposed methodology before we look at it at the August meeting. th Rick Brown : The CWCB B oard meeting is July 13 . Randy Seaholm is not here today, however I think it makes sense to try and get revised draft by July, and put more context than what we have here currently. Eric Wilkinson: I think if you arrange the scope of work from a procedural standpoint, and outline a list of questions already identified, then I think the Roundta bles will be more comfortable . Right now, when I look at this scope of study, I can’t see the end, and people will want to see that so they know how those questions are going to be addressed and answered. The more transparent you can make this and the mo re self - explanatory the more success you’ll have with the R oundtables. Carl Trick : After the comments heard at yesterday’s Four Roundtable meeting, I think we have to be careful a bout withholding this from the R oundtable s. The sooner we get this out the better. I would be cautious about with holding this too long from the R oundtables and not getting their input. th Rick Brown : Do you think that A ugust 6 is too late? Many R oundtables meet the following week. Carl: I don’t think there is a perfect timet a ble. They wanted it yesterday . Dan B irch : would be encouraging to add some of the items that came from yesterday’s meeting to the scope of work. Eric H ecox : I think if we combine the summary from yesterday and the minutes from our last meeting, we ca n distribute something, and you folks can seek whatever input you want. We’ll get it out as soon as we can with those pieces included. If you have ro undtable meetings after it comes out and before the A ugust IBCC meeting, you can seek feed back. Jeris D anielson : Do you really think you’re going to go out to 8 R oundtables and get consensus? I think the Arkansas basin is going to view it very differently than others. Where does the buck stop, and who makes the final decision? Rick Brown : M y hope was that the IBCC would do that , so that it wouldn’t end up on me. We s pent 18 months on SWSI, getting buy - in at every phase, giving opportunities to comment, and at the end people still didn’t think that it was okay. The idea was that this body would help us fi nd that compromise. The study team would like the IBCC to help us find the way it meshes. 8