Midcontinent Ecological Science Center Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey 4512 McMurry Ave.
Technical clarity is achieved when there is agreement on values and facts.
Technical values include issues such as the resources influenced by the project and the geographic extent of project effects. Resolving these value questions requires defining the nature and extent of benefits that may be gained from the negotiation. Technical facts include issues such as the level of flow that will provide fish habitat and the timing of flow releases to maximize power production. Resolving the technical fact questions determines distribution of these benefits to each party. These consultations were undertaken between 1980 and 1989.