Appendix C 



To: Rock Creek Advisory Commtttee Members 



The Rock Creek Advisory Committee requested the Forest Supervisors 

 of the Deerlodge and Lolo National Forests make a formal response 

 to the Committee on the proposal for project work aquatic resource 

 monitoring for^ the Rock Creek drainage. Attached is the Forest 

 Supervisors' response to the proposal. If the "interpretations" 

 as outlined in the Supervisors' reply need additional discussion, 

 we'll plan on scheduling this. 



The Committee also requested we transmit the monitoring proposal 

 to other public agencies and interested persons for comment. Spe- 

 cifically, the Committee is interested in determining if other 

 public agencies - and possibly individuals - would be willing to 

 utilize the guidance provided in the proposal for activities on 

 lands not under Forest Service jurisdiction. 



Letters to agencies and individuals will be sent out m the next 

 few days, \inien responses are received, I will pass the "returns" 

 on to the Aquatics Sub-committee. 



Per recommendations made at the May 22nd meeting, a letter of com- 

 mendation was transmitted to the Corps of Engineers concerning the 

 rip-rap project. Also, a letter was transmitted to the Federal 

 Highway Administration requesting they consider monitoring turbidity 

 and suspended bed load in conjunction with the bridge construction 

 project at West Fork, 



Copies of the letters will not be sent to all of you unless you 

 make specific requests. I'm trying to minimize reproduction costs. 

 However, if you feel a need for the correspondence, give a yell- 



The members of the Aquatic Resource Sub-committee are to be compli- 

 mented for the progress achieved in proposing solutions for maintain- 

 ing water quality in Rock Creek. I know they worked hard at arriv- 

 ing at the final proposal. I think this has been a very positive 

 and fruitful effort. 



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GEORGE M. SMITH, Chairman 

 Rock Creek Advisory Committee 



