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PLANNED AND ACTUAL MILESTONES, PRODUCTS, AND COMPLETION <br />nATF~ <br />Project Team Members developed a Scope of Work for Phase I of this project, including <br />scheduled deliverables. Generally, the time needed to complete deliverables was <br />underestimated and most of the milestones were not met on time. <br />The collaborative watershed planning process is time consuming because it is predicated <br />on generating consensus among stakeholders with competing interests. Our Project <br />Team consisted of representatives from water utilities, municipalities, counties, drinking <br />water providers and the environmental community. These stakeholders often had <br />different perceptions and opinions on the direction of elements of this project. This <br />phenomenon was particularly evident during the completion of the Nutrient Problem <br />Statement (see Appendix A). <br />Initially, six press releases were scheduled throughout Phase I (Table 1). Following the <br />first press release, which announced the kickoff of the project, the proj ect team decided to <br />cancel plans for remaining press releases. These press releases were cancelled because <br />many of the project's tasks were not newsworthy or the project deliverables that would <br />warrant a press release were not completed on time. <br />Press Release 1 <br />Purpose: Project kickoff <br />Schedule: released on 1/31/O5, after review by the Project Team and Forum Board <br />Press Release 2 <br />Purpose: PAI involvement, web page <br />Schedule: released by 5/31/O5, after review by the Project Team and Forum Board <br />Press Release 3 <br />Purpose: Public meeting, data evaluation, successful watershed planning projects <br />Schedule: released by 9/30/O5, after review by the Project Team and Forum Board <br />Press Release 4 <br />Purpose: Water quality goals, priority waters with nutrient impacts, monitoring <br />Schedule: released on 1131/06, after review by the Project Team and Forum Board <br />Press Release 5 <br />Purpose: Water quality management strategies <br />Schedule: released by 5131/06, after review by the Project Team and Forum Board <br />Press Release 6 <br />Purpose: Draft Plan <br />Schedule: released by 9/30/06, after review by the Project Team and Forum Board <br />Table 1. Planned press release schedule. <br />-$- <br />