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<br />"maximum" water yield. Optimum water yield implies healthy vegetative and aquatic <br />ecosystems, which supply clean water for all beneficial uses of that water, both consumptive and <br />non-consumptive. In Forest Planning, designating certain geographical areas for production of <br />water yield has proved ineffective in other Forest Service regions over the last couple decades, <br />and there is no reason to believe a similar approach in the Intermountain Region would be <br />fruitful. <br />In the arid west the most effective and reliable ways to increase water availability is through <br />conservation measures. Although outside the scope of direct Forest Service authority, we should <br />encourage conservation to the extent practical through public information and education. For <br />more information, an excellent source within Utah is a document titled "Utah's Water Resources: <br />Planning for the Future" and can be found at http://www.nr.utah.gov/wtrresc/waterplan/. <br />Please contact KenHeffner at (801) 625-5368 with questions. <br />/s/ William P. Levere <br />WILLIAM P. LEVERE <br />Director, Bio-Physical Resources <br />cc: <br />Jack Troyer <br />Ken Heffner <br />Directors <br />Jane Darnell, WY Statewide Coord. <br />Larry Schmidt, RMRS