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<br />Question, Mr. Antle: Isn't one of the basic difficulties in project <br />planning the lack of interplay with other disciplines? For instance, <br />future runoff coefficients are heavily dependent upon land use and <br />design criteria of new developments. Is this solely the province of <br />hydrologic analysis? <br /> <br />Reply, Mr. Fredrich: I agree that one of the basic difficulties in <br />planning has been the lack of adequate communication among various <br />disciplines. However, in your example of runoff coefficients for <br />future developments, I'm not sure just how much interplay there <br />should be. I would say that the determination of the runoff <br />coefficients is the direct responsibility of the hydrologic engineer, <br />and that this determination should be based on analyses of the <br />changes in hydrologic response of watersheds as they undergo <br />development. This, to my mind, is a straightforward hydrologic <br />determination. Now, if you are suggesting that the hydrologic <br />engineer should consult with planners, sociologists, economists, <br />and others about anticipated changes in a watershed before <br />defining the conditions upon which the selection of an appropriate <br />coefficient should be based in a particular case, I would certainly <br />agree. <br /> <br />12 <br />