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<br /> <br />ail. ~ -:- - \o~ <br />"'~AU OF RECLAtAA"t <br /> <br />Salt Lake City, utah <br />Barry D. Wirth (801) 524-5403 <br />For Release: Thursday, November 3, 1994 <br /> <br />RBCLAMATI:ON ACDlOWLBDGBS SI:GNU'I:CA!lT WORK OP GeBS PROGRAII <br />Announce. program'. Capabilities To Be Applied Agency-wide <br /> <br />The Glen Canyon Environmental Studies (GCES) office in <br /> <br />Flagstaff, Arizona, has, through its accomplishments, led the way <br />for the Bureau of Reclamation's transition from a water <br /> <br />development agency to a water management organization, according <br /> <br /> <br />to Commissioner of Reclamation Daniel Beard. "Since 1982, the <br /> <br />GCES, under the leadership of David Wegner, has been instrumental <br /> <br /> <br />in the collection and analysis of environmental and cultural <br /> <br />information to assist in the management of Glen Canyon Dam," said <br />Beard Thursday. <br /> <br />A considerable data base of critical information was <br />developed which has become the foundation for sound decision <br />making and commitment in the Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Impact <br />Statement (GCD EIS). "Now," said Beard, "with the pending <br />completion of the EIS and the GCES Phase II research, a logical <br />point of transition exists. While the Glen Canyon Environmental <br />Studies will end during 1995, this successful model can now be <br />applied to other environmental issues we face west-wide." <br /> <br />During the coming months, the GCES staff will become part of <br />the Reclamation Technical Service Center in Denver, Colorado. <br />Beard went on to say, "While the existing personnel will remain <br />in Flagstaff, their talents, skills and expertise will be shifted <br />to other Reclamation challenges on the Colorado River." Also, as <br />part of the Technical Service Center, the team will assume a <br />broader mission and be available to all Reclamation regions and <br />offices. <br /> <br />(OVER) <br />