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<br />. " <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Goals/Objectives of Meeting <br />Water Values as Applied to Timber Values <br />David Robertson, CMC August 9, 1988 <br /> <br />Observation: <br /> <br />Adding water values to logging receipts at $30-$40 per acre/foot <br />about doubles the economically efficient cut, at least on the San <br />Juan. <br /> <br />Major Questions: <br /> <br />Is the water tail wagging the timber dog? <br /> <br />Is it appropriate to include water values in the economically <br />efficient cut calculations in the absence of other positive and <br />negative factors? <br /> <br />Is the value assigned water yield appropriate? <br /> <br />Are inflated water values being used to economically justify actions <br />that the Forest Service wants to undertake for other reasons? <br /> <br />Meeting Objective: <br /> <br />Answer the major questions above and come to closure on <br />procedures and values to be used, if any. <br /> <br />Define issues requiring further work. <br /> <br />Identify any other related issues. <br /> <br />Assign specific responsibilities for resolving any unresolved issues. <br /> <br />Meeting Scope: Keep the scope of the meeting narrowly focused on the above <br />issues. We cannot begin to address other related (or, perish the <br />thought, unrelated) issues in this timeframe. Such issues are the <br />appropriateness of various ASQs, means other than commercial <br />cuts to achieve increased water yield, and the comparative wisdom <br />of the USFS, timber companies, and environmentalists. <br /> <br />CMC Presumptions: A long range goal of accurately modelling forest activity considering <br />all factors is laudable and encouraged. At present modelling is <br />difficult, particularly when considering the inherently qualitative. <br />Efforts must be made to achieve balanced results with unbalanced <br />input, <br /> <br />CMC Predilection: It is better to exclude incremental water values from the <br />economically efficient cut calculations than to apply them in a <br />context that ignores other important water related factor~. <br /> <br />1358 <br /> <br />