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# ~ e . Administration I have some concerns as to the proposed project coordination. It seems rather topheavy to have KKBNA as the principal firm when WET provides the expertise for doing at least 80% of the technical work. We do not have a breakdown of who is to be involved in each task/subtask, so it is difficult to tell how active a role KKBNA intends to take in managing WET's work. This could lead to some unnecessary overhead. In particular, I would not like to see KKBNA act as a buffer between us and WET. On the other hand, KKBNA has had a fair amount of experience as manager for projects (they mentioned construction in particular) that were performed primarily by another company. I was impressed by the team from WET, especially since they intend to do the bulk of the work themselves instead of farming it out to junior staff. They all seemed to be responsive and generally approachable. Critique of Forest Service Methodology Chester Watson's presentation indicated that they intend to make an in-depth analysis of all the assumptions made by the Forest Service. He and Schumm stressed that one basic flaw is that the channel-forming flow is not necessarily the channel maintenance flow. With many of the streams, there may be considerable overbanking even with the annual flood. For a larger flood, say a 50-year one, the size of the channel may be irrelevant; they will look into the effect of channel size on these larger events. Another aspect that needs to be examined is sediment supply - seasonal variations, changes in supply as a result of diversions, and changes in supply as a result of land use, such as timber cutting. The stream channels will be classified in five to ten different groups. It appears that channel form and bed material will be the major criteria for separating the groups; factors such as slope and geology may be considered only in that they influence the channel form. Field Work Mike Harvey gave a clear explanation of the field work to be done. He estimated that WET would require 8.5 man-months in the field in order to visit 50 sites twice. There would be a 3-man crew during the high flow period, and a 4-man crew (including two surveyors) during the low flow. I liked the idea that there would always be a senior person along doing the field work. Rick Harner's work would involve looking at common steps 4-7 of the FS methodology; he sees one major problem with this methodology in that the determination as to whether the potential for vegetation encroachment is high or low is purely subjective. He would develop a more precise way of evaluating the vegetation, including looking at the inundation tolerance levels of different species. He appears to be very competent, though his role in this study would be small enough that it is not an important factor in team selection. Impact Analysis The water rights impact analysis could be done competently by perhaps two dozen firms in the Denver area, and I have no doubt that KKBNA could do a competent job.