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I COLORADO RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT STUDY: FINAL REPORT v ,.~ environmental quality. Several particlpants pointed out that water efficlency should not be a goal in itself, but should be seen as a way to reach these other goals, Obstacles to water efficlency discussed include politicaVcultural objections to chang- ing water use, high costs of implementing improvements, and legal obstacles to . change (including interstate allocation issues and unresolved federal and Indian reserved water rights). I HYDROPOWER RESOURCES ; General disruption and uncertainty within the hydropower communily were the dominant themes for author Ken Maxey. Panel and particlpants agreed that new envi- ronmehtal regulations and changing social values are important internal (within the basin) linfluences on hydropower, while regional and national trends toward decen- tralization and competition are increasingly influential. While solutions were elusive, many ~rgued for better coordination of funding demands and greater planning to limit cbstly disruptions to the system. ., WATER MARKETING Autho~ Rod Smith oul1ined the current proposals for the transfer of water from one . entity to another. Participants discussed a variety of water marketing proposals in the conte;t of the Law of the River and Ihe helpfulness of a basin-wide authority in eval- uating'potential impacts, While no consensus on these issues emerged, the concerns raised helped the groups identify some appropriate guidelines for evaluating transfers including: protection of stakeholders, including Native Americans and other water rights holders; clearer definition on water rights and inclusion of all relevant parties; flexibility to deal with water shortages or surpluses; and fairness in distributing pro- ceeds ~nd profits. Considerable discussion of the need to protect existing water rights led to'some suggestions thai the best way to do this was to allow only temporary transfers. I THE, ROLE OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT The difficulties and need for better cooperation between manager and scientist was the thrust of the briefing paper by Steven Carothers and Dorthy House. In order to addresS sclence in management, participants chose to discuss the roles of scientist and manaier and how they interacted. A set of responsibilities for each was compiled. HoweVer, participants concluded that the roles are not separate. Each has a set of resporlsibilities that helps give direction to the other. Management declsions guide scl- ence, scientific understanding guides management and managers and scientists must recogrtize their independent responsibilities and remain objective. Discussions, which includ~d both managers and scientists, yielded a better understanding of the effective role of each, INSTITUTIONAL OPTIONS FOR BASIN MANAGEMENT . This important final workshop topic was conducted with all particlpants in general session. The briefing paper by Larry MacDonnell and Bruce Driver examined options for improving the laws and politics guiding management of the Colorado River. the authors outlined their underslanding of the Law of the River - its foundations and areas that could be improved. They suggested that non-consumptive uses of water are valuable too and presented several suggestions for change, set in Ihe context of new principles for water management in the basin. Among the new institutions presented for discussion were: a water trust to fund environmental restoration; an expanded appro~ch to water banking; and a new federaVinterstate water compact. Participants