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<br />no effect on the threatened and endangered fi sh. In-stream. flow <br />requirements were discussed with State and Federal members of the <br />Committee and a Justice Department attorney. It was generally agreed <br />that in-stream flow requirements could be determined for a particular <br />species of fish at certain times of the year, and the methodology was <br />refined enough to be credible. It was not agreed that the "Federal <br />reservation doctrine" was paramount or superseded state water laws. <br />This is merely a continuation of the Federal-state rights battle. <br />Essentially, the states still feel that the water belongs to the states <br />and should be managed by them, and the Federal government feels the <br />water is the property of the Federal government. <br /> <br />At the Jackson meeting the Subcommittee met with Bridger National Forest <br />representatives and discussed the impact of energy development on <br />recreational resources. The Forest Service puts rather stringent regu- <br />lations concerning access, road construction, revegetation, water use, <br />transmission lines and all other pertinent facilities necessary for <br />mining operation before issuing a special use permit. Generally, <br />compromises are reached and, although satisfactory to neither the Forest <br />Service nor the mining companies, not to mention the environmental <br />groups, are accomplished. Mining operations can be carried out in such <br />a manner that damage is not irreparable and mitigation is assured. <br /> <br />The 1980 work program of the Recreation and Environmental Subcommittee <br />will be interpretation of the Water Resources Council Principles and <br />Standards as pertaining to environmental and recreational planning <br />issues. Those items' of major concern are included as Part C-6 of <br />attachments. The work program was accepted by the parent committee. <br /> <br />8. Consortium Of Water Institutes and Centers (CWIC) <br /> <br />Professor Sol D. Resnick, Director, Water Resources Research Center, <br />Uni vers i ty of Ari zona, Tucson, Ari zona, presented the report of the <br />CWIC. The report is in Part C-7 of attachments. <br /> <br />9.. Highlights from Members <br /> <br />Written semiannual reports were presented anq are included in Part C-8 <br />of attachments. <br /> <br />Highlights from members were as follows: <br /> <br />Laren D. Morrill, Colorado, announced that the Grand Valley Bill (House <br />5199, Senate 2117) is "in the hopper" but being held up because of <br />mitigation and lateral lining legislation. <br /> <br />Ro1 and Raetz, Department of. Commerce, reported there are agreements in <br />the Attorney General's office for Arizona state and Federal organizations' <br />cooperation toward streamlining interagency network weather forecasting <br />and flood warning systems. <br /> <br />B-4 <br />