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<br />IV. CONSULTATION <br /> <br />Formal coordination and consultation for planning precipitation <br />augmentation in the Colorado River Basin extends back to 1975 when, <br />at the conclusion of the Colorado River Basin Pilot Project field <br />activity, the Governors of the seven Basin states were invited to designate <br />representatives to participate in a continuing planning process. <br /> <br />Federal agencies consulted during the planning process include the <br />Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, <br />National Park Service, and the Western Area Power Administration. Resource <br />management agencies such as the Salt River Project and the Denver Water <br />Department were included also. Environmental organizations and private <br />sector consultants have been invited to participate in p~anning sessions. <br />Meetings have been held with county commissioners and citizens advisory <br />committees. <br /> <br />As part of the ongoing public involvement effort, three types of advisory <br />committees have been recommended as part of the Colorado River Basin <br />Augmentation Demonstration effort. These committees will be established. <br />They are: (1) a Basin group with specific interests in water manage- <br />ment' and compact (legal) questions, (2) local groups to be involved in <br />site selection matters and community response, and (3) a scientific and <br />technical group. <br /> <br />28 <br />