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<br />., <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />overviews were given on the Colorado water rights system and on the Federal laws and <br />regulations dealing with water management on National Forest and BLM lands_ And a <br />description of the deliberation process to be used in the roundtable discussions was given and <br />discussed. There were many opportunities for public interaction with the roundtable participants <br />throughout the meeting. <br /> <br />Additional meetings of the Roundtable are scheduled for June I st, July 6th, and August 3rd, 2005. <br /> <br />For additional information on the San Juan Public Lands "Plan for the Future" or the <br />Government To Government Roundtable Process, please contact the following offices: <br /> <br />San Juan Public Lands Center <br />Ph. 970-247-4874 <br />www.fs.fed_us/r2/saniuan <br /> <br />Office of Community Services <br />Ph. 970-247-7468 <br />ht1o:// ocs. fortlewis. edul fores1o Ian <br /> <br />www.co.blm.gov/sjra/index.html <br /> <br />Dolores River Dialogue Update: The Dolores River Dialogue is a process involving water <br />. users, environmental groups, recreational interests, and local, state and federal agencies. The <br />Dialo gue was formed to explore the possibilities of better managing the water resources in the <br />Dolores River Basin to everyone's benefit. <br /> <br />To address the many facets of this issue the group has developed a Plan to Proceed that involves <br />the formation ofa Technical Team, a Core Hydrology Group and a Core Science Group. The <br />Technical Team oversees the scope of work in the Plan to Proceed and is responsible to the <br />Dolores River Dialogue Group as a whole. <br /> <br />The Core Hydrology Group is looking into_the.hydrology and'water use inJhe_basin and is <br />identifying opportunities for improved water management foiwet,-normal-and dry year <br />conditions. They have completed their initial investigations and have provided their initial <br />findings to the Core Science Group for its use. <br /> <br />The Core Science Group is looking into the river system below McPhee Reservoir from a <br />fishery; both wann and cold water species, stream channel geomorphology, and environmental <br />perspective. Jim Siscoe, of Cortez, has been retained as the coordinator for the Core Science <br />Group and has assembled a team of scientists from several disciplines to address the varied <br />challenges presented by a study of this type. <br /> <br />The focus of the Dialogue's efforts this summer will be on the various studies of the Core <br />Science Group. The following is a progress report from Jim Siscoe, coordinator of this group: <br /> <br />Dolores River Dialogue <br />Core Science Summary 2005 <br /> <br />The core science team was established in early February of this year to study and ultimately <br />integrate four primary areas of investigation; native warm water fisheries, cold water fisheries, <br />geomorphology and riparian ecology with hydrology through a community based stewardship <br />approach. The study area, Mcphee Dam to the confluence of the Colorado River has been <br /> <br />31 <br />