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JOHN HAl\fiLL is the director of the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Species in the upper Colorado River Basin for the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Prior to coming to that position in 1987, he was the Recovery Coordinator for the Colorado/Platte River Endangered Species program from 1984-1987. He was a computer systems application specialist from 1979-1984. From 1977-1979, Mr. Hamill was a natural resource systems analyst for the Western Governors Policy Office in Billings, Montana. DAVID HARRISON is a practicing water resources lawyer in Boulder, Colorado. He is president and shareholder of the firm Moses, Wittemyer, Harrison and Woodruff, P.C., formed in 1973 and specializing in water resource law. Mr. Harrison has been representing municipalities, agricultural users and industrial users in water resource problem solving since 1971. He has focused extensively on problems of integrating ground water rights with the surface water rights system. Mr. Harrison is currently a member of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, and he has been actively involved in the application of that program to in stream conservation activities in Colorado. SUE HELM is a Snowmass Creek Valley citizen who became interested in instream flow issues four and a half years ago after she read a newspaper article indicating that the CWCB would be considering lowering the minimum stream flow on Snowmass Creek. Since becoming involved, she has volunteered on a nearly full-time basis to work toward an equitable solution in what has become a landmark in stream flow case, Snowmass Creek, and has carved a reputation as one of the most knowledgeable and informed persons involved in the discussions. Ms. Helm has experience as a physical therapist and received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Wisconsin. GREGORY J. HOBBS, JR. was appointed as a Justice for the State of Colorado Supreme Court in May of 1996. Prior to his appointment, he was a partner in the law firm of Hobbs, Trout and Raley from 1992-1996 and a partner at Davis Graham & Stubbs from 1979- 1992. Mr. Hobbs was assistant Attorney General in Colorado from 1975-1979, and served as enforcement attorney for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 1973-1975. He was formerly the principal counsel for the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District and vice- chairman for the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission. He resides in Denver with his wife Bobbie. J. LARRY HUTCHINSON is a fish and wildlife specialist in Lincoln, Nebraska. His responsibilities include environmental assessment of current and proposed projects; serving as a liaison to various federal and state water and natural resource entities regarding Nebraska Game and Parks Commission fishery resource information, issues and concerns. Mr. Hutchinson also coordinates the agency's in stream flow project for selected streams with important fish, wildlife and recreation benefits. The project involves selection of stream segments and collection of evidence needed to identify and justify instream flow proposals as required under Nebraska statutes. Mr. Hutchinson supervises staff analysis of stream fisheries data and consults in a variety of in stream flow-related studies. Prior to his position in Lincoln, Mr. Hutchinson has held positions as District Fisheries Supervisor for the northcentral area of Nebraska; Assistant Fisheries Biologist in Lincoln and Associate Fisheries Biologist in Nebraska's southwest district.