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Panel of Experts
METSI CONSULTANTS: SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS FOR PHASE 1 DEVELOPMENT
A three member international Panel of Experts (POE) was appointed by LHDA specifically to review LHDA
Contract 648 in order to provide independent evaluation of compliance with the LHWP Treaty obligations to
maintain the living standards of project-affected people and to maintain environmental amenity as far as possible.
The POE comprised the following people:
Dr. Jane Doolan, Dept. Water Resources, Victoria, Australia.
Prof. Tom McMahon, Professor of Environmental Hydrology, University of Melbourne, Australia.
Dr. Mike Mentis, consultant, South Africa.
The POE interfaced with the Consultant at various stages of project implementation including the following:
The entire POE attended the presentation of the Inception and the Task 1 Reports in January 1998.
Dr. Mike Mentis attended the Planning Meeting in April 1998.
The POE attended the biophysical consequences workshop in April 1999.
Dr. Jane Doolan and Dr. Mike Mentis attended the socio-economic scenario workshop in September
1999.
Dr. Jane Doolan and Dr. Mike Mentis attended the monitoring workshops in September 1999.
The POE received copies of all reports produced during the project, including all internal team
documents, and provided comment to the Consultant on all of these.
Prof. Ted Scudder of the main LHDA Panel of Experts made valuable comment on the overall direction
and objective of the project.
Report No. 678-F-001 A-3