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<br />.... . ,'V ~. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />f\"j?Q'" (' <br />.,.; ,I'" <br />, '" '" ,j <br /> <br />of people into large cities and fertile farm lands often remote from the <br /> <br />watersheds swings the balance of power in decision making to the downstream <br /> <br />users. City residents may pay the price to have water for green lawns without <br /> <br />realizing they are forcing sacrifices on other water users. <br /> <br />Industrial development, in the West, will compete with irrigation <br /> <br />for available water supplies. There will not be enough water to supply all <br /> <br />the dreams for expansion. This means that competition will be extreme and <br /> <br />all sorts of proposals for increasing total yield from distilling, deforesting, <br /> <br />and rain making will have their proponents. Some people are advocating <br /> <br />drastic changes in management of watershed lands while neglecting the <br /> <br />opportunities to use presently available water more efficiently. There is <br /> <br />a tendency to assume that downstream water uses are more useful and valuable <br /> <br />to humanity without full consideration of the possible efficiencies of using <br /> <br />water where it falls to produce timber, forage, wildlife, and to provide <br /> <br />natural habitat for recreation. <br /> <br />Watershed researchers feel the urgency and do not expect much time <br /> <br />for leisurely contemplation. Those of us in the U. S. Forest Service expect <br /> <br />to work even more closely with our colleagues in other agencies, the <br /> <br />universities, and other institutions. There is plenty of work for all. We <br /> <br />will be increasingly concerned with obtaining more fundamental knowledge <br /> <br />to reduce the amount of "cut and try" investigations. You can be sure <br /> <br />we will also be attempting to insert any new information into management <br /> <br />decisions. <br /> <br />- 11 - <br /> <br />