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limit of the Forum's authority is river operations. It might be important if the 

 Forum becomes involved in water conservation issues, where state support 

 for implementation would be essential. 



3.2 A GENERIC DEaSIONMAKING PROCESS 



In the process of defining the existing decisionmaking process, the SOR Team came to 

 recognize that one of the reasons there are concerns about the visibility of the existing 

 decisionmaking process is that there is no formal and defined decision process followed 

 now by the SOR lead agencies. This lack of visibility can lead to a loss of credibility, 

 regardless of the decisions made. 



As discussed earlier, there are several levels of decisions being made. The SOR 

 will result in a System Operating Strategy. Subsequently there will need to be decisions 

 made to revise or update the strategy, or interpret the strategy in light of changing 

 conditions. Finally, there are decisions regarding specific operations that are planned 

 for during the year and may affect real-time operations. 



The SOR Team has identified two generic decisionmaking process, one for revisions and 

 updates to the System Operating Strategy, and one for real-time operations, that clarify 

 the existing process and provide opportxmities for involvement in the decision. The 

 SOR Team recommends that these generic decisionmaking process be used 

 regardless of which of the institutional alternatives is selected. Because these generic 

 dedsionmciking processes are assumed for aU alternatives, they are presented ahead of 

 the alternatives themselves, to set the context for the alternatives. Rgure 4 presents the 

 recommended decision process for revising or updating the System Operating Review. 

 Figure 5 presents the decision process for real-time operating actions. 



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