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Stalement of Governor Mike Sullivan reo Glen Canyon Dam Draft Environmental Impact Stalemeot Much 21, 1994 Page 4 More recently, 5 ince the release of the dEIS, it is our understanding that Reclamation is now attempting to embrace the position that releases in excess of powerplant capacity can legally be made, and that the existing Law of the River has been over- ridden by the passage of the Grand Canyon Protection Act. Reclamation has informally indicated that they intend to make beach/habitat-building releases in March of 1995, and that they will propose the inclusion of such a release regime in the Water Year 1995 Annual Operating Plan. As flows greater than powerplant capacity are contrary to the law, Reclamation's attempts to make those releases will be opposed by the state of Wyoming. Many, many questions remain to be answered and although the dEIS has been printed, numerous research projects funded for the EIS process are continuing and it will be some time before many reports are drafted. This is in part why an adaptive management program is proposed for every alternative that would continue the changed operations at the Dam. While Reclamation has conceptually addressed the adaptive management program, endangered fish research and other common elements, this "full disclosure" document contains precious few details about how and by whom future management activities and decisions will be made at Glen Canyon Dam. We are quite disappointed in the lack of detail concerning those management and research activities that will have so much future impact on the operation of Glen canyon Dam. We appreciate the opportunity to provide these comments at the public hearing. The state of wyoming will be providing detailed comments concerning the dEIS by or before the April lith comment deadline. Thank you.