Nonconsumptive Meeting Notes and Presentations - 12-17-07

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^ The scientific perspective could provide a flow and attribute relationship which can describe a minimum below which the system may be damaged. This would be information for various stakeholders. ^ Feedback loops should be included within the scientific indices. ^ There is no such thing as pure science. Information needs to be presented as a range and not an absolute. If you are just considering flow as the solution then that is not looking at the whole solution which could include habitat improvements. ^~Ue need a good picture of what the flow regime was that established the attribute that we are trying to protect. If you don't look at what created it in the first place you are starting from a point of ignorance. ~ A step that was discussed in the first nonconsumptive work group meeting was called 'triage' or where do we need quanti~cation. Given limited resources and limited time we don't need to do quantification in areas that have high functional habitats. We need to focus on where we are going to get the solution. ~ Has the VUatershed Flow Evaluation Tool been published? Are there reports available that describe the approach? Has it been applied anywhere else? Answer: No, the approach itself has not been published in a paper but pieces of the approach have been published. Action Item: Papers and reports describing the approach will be gathered and forwarded to those requesting them. Forward your requests to cwsf@cdm.com. ^ Action Item: The technical team will pilot these approaches in potentially two locations in the state so that there more detailed information available about how the approaches performed. ~ Action Item: The next statewide nonconsumptive needs assessment meeting will present the results of the pilot efforts and also present a more detailed update on the roundtables' additional attributes and prioritization. ^ Action Item: The next meeting with the group will be within the next 4 months.