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<br />COLORADO RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT STUDY: FINAL REPORT <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />i <br />. COLLECT AND INTEGRATE SCIENTIfIC KNOWLEDGE <br />The increasing need to provide for ecosysterr\ health along with water storage and <br />power production necessitates an effective m~thod of integrating expanding scien- <br />tific knowledge into management. Fundam~ntal to accomplishing this task is a <br />solid understanding of the present state of knowledge, There is a need for a cen- <br />tral clearing house for the scientific knowledge that is quickly accumulating, Such <br />an effort could take many forms, Much of t1j.e current research is housed in uni- <br />versities, state and federal agencies, and prjvate research institUlions across the <br />country. An alternative to the traditional arct.ves approach would be an electron- <br />ic "center" that could provide managers, us rs, and stakeholders with references <br />and data links to information housed else here. Seminars and workshops on <br />basin issues, such as the upcoming Glen <j:anyon Dam Flood Flow Workshop <br />could be sponsored in cooperation with sta~es, tribes, water-users, and environ- <br />mental groups to better educate the public. <br /> <br /> <br />Moab, Utah, a rural community along the Colorado R~ver in the upper basin. Once dependent on <br />irrigated agriculture and mining, Moab now relies on d growing recreation & tourism economy. <br />