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Dale Strickland <br />We have received the final report "Historical and Future Impacts of Vegetation Management and <br />Natural Disturbance on Water Yield from Forest Service Lands in the South Platte River Basin", <br />prepared by C.A. Troendle, J.M.Nankervis, and A. Peavy. An electronic version is provided as <br />an attachment to this letter. Once members of the Governance Committee have had a chance to <br />review this report, I propose that my staff ineet with you to review and discuss the analyses and <br />findings in the report. Polly Hays, Regional Water Program Manager, is the contact for these <br />discussions, and can be reached at 303-275-5096 or pehays@fs.fed.us. (Item #3 from 12/2/05 <br />letter.) <br />4. Once a new executive director for the program is in place, we anticipate working with the <br />Governance Committee, the USGS, and the NRCS to ensure that the reference stream flow and <br />precipitation monitoring sites identified in Troendle et al, 2003, remain in operation. Please <br />contact Polly Hays of my staff when you are ready to proceed with these discussions. (Item #6 <br />from 12/2/05 letter.) <br />5. Region 2 of the Forest Service provided active participation and support to the June 5-6, 2006 <br />meeting of National Academy of Sciences panel investigating "The Hydrologic Impacts of Forest <br />Management", held in Fort Collins, CO. Other Forest Services offices and staff have been active <br />participants in the panel's subsequent meetings held in Las Vegas, NV and Portland, OR and <br />Atlanta, GA. (Item #7 from 12/2/05 letter.) <br />6. We are ready and available to work on an ongoing basis with the Water Management Committee <br />to determine what additional workshops, analysis, or research may be needed to inform these <br />issues. Please contact me or any of my staff regarding any issues you would like to discuss. (Item <br />#8 from 12/2/05 letter.) <br />Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns. I look forward to working with all of <br />you to contribute to the successful implementation of the first increment of the Platte River Recovery <br />Program. <br />Sincerely, <br />/s/ Greg Griff th for <br />RICK D. CABLES <br />Regional Forester <br />Enclosure <br />cc: Harris Sherman <br />Executive Director <br />Colorado DNR <br />Ann Bleed <br />Director Nebraska DNR <br />Mike Purcell <br />Director