There was an interesting balance of people giving practical experiences input into specific watershed problems and the whole psychological human behavioral aspects of working together in a community effort. One of the things that came up was that the agency people were probably not going to solve the problems of a watershed. The people living in the watershed area, who have their livelihood and concerns in that area, are going to be the ones that are going to motivate that process. One of the big things we can accomplish, as a WAG, is to engage the community in the watershed, by coming forth with interest and awareness. They also brought up that lawsuits are never helpful.
Collaborative process is much more beneficial.
Funding for the watersheds is very important. Grants will become a big thing. One of the specific questions that came up was the State standard for dissolved oxygen in the water may actually be too low for endangered species. Priority use of watershed and historical usages and comparing them and what those uses are turning into. We should be able to historically look at a watershed and our usage and see how it's going.