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003J03 A. PSIAC meet with Pacific Northwest River Basins Commision (PNRBC). Action: Vernon Valantine, State of California, reported the joint meeting had been cancelled due to some programming problems with the PNRBC. A joint meeting will be arranged at some future date. . B. A resolution be sent to Water Resources Council regarding procedures for evaluating irrigation benefits under the proposed Procedures for Evaluation of National Economic Development Benefits and Costs in Water Resource Planning (Level C). The resolution recommended non- adoption until there had been a reasonable period of testing followed by public involvement and review. Action: Eugene Neblet, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, presented a letter response from the Director, Water Resources Council, stating that no significant problems in applying procedures are expected, but new operating procedures will be adopted if problems do, in fact, materialize. A copy of the letter is included as Part C-5 of attachments. 7. Technical Subcommittee Reports S ubcommi t tee, Chairman Richard F. Sanders, Forest Service, reported on the Subcommittee's December 11 meeting. No special work agenda items were developed for 1980, nevertheless, members feel they should continue to meet semi- annually to discuss technical items of interest and concern, and be available to address special assignments. The report was accepted with inclusion of PSIAC discussion which assigned responsibilityto Subcommittee to not only stand by for special assignments and present programs to exchange expertise, but to develop a plan of study (for instance, the salinity issue and sediment transport problem-- both current issues). Therefore, a firm program plan is to be .fonnulated for presentation at the next PSIAC meeting. (See Item 10 of these minutes.) Environmental and Recreation Technical Subcommittee (Part C-7 of Attachments) Chairman Pete Barrows, State of Colorado, reported on the activities of the Subcommittee during 1979. The Subcommittee met twice last year-- once in St. George, Utah, and once in Jackson, Wyoming . In St. George the impact of the proposed salinity control program for the Virgin River, and most particularly its impact on threatened and endangered fish, was discussed. It was concluded that the project was not par- ticularly economical, but if constructed would probably have little or B-3 e .'"