ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT--Availability of Office of Surface Water Policy Statements In Reply Refer To: December 26, 1989 WGS-Mail Stop 415 OFFICE OF SURFACE WATER TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM NO. 90.04 Subject: ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT--Availability of Office of Surface Water Policy Statements To promote uniformity, quality assurance, and information transfer in the surface-water discipline, a data base containing current Office of Surface Water (OSW) policies, guidelines, and procedures has been established on QVARSA, the National Center Prime computer. Although most of the information currently in the data base is from OSW numbered technical memorandums, related information will eventually be added by including selected Water Resource Division numbered memorandums. The system, which contains the data base, was designed and programmed by Ernie Hubbard of OSW and M. A. (Jane) Stone of the Idaho District. It is intended to be self-explanatory and easy- to-use. To access the system, users not on QVARSA must netlink and login. (Netlinking is done by typing "netlink -to QVARSA".) The command "SWP" activates the system. Menus with explicit options, including exit options, guide the user through the program. A step-by-step example is given in the introduction. After the explanation in the introduction, the general format is as follows: A list of categories of surface-water policy is displayed. If a category is selected, an annotated index of the memorandums pertaining to that subject is displayed. A brief summary is provided for each memorandum. The user is given the option either to view or to print, via EDOC, selected memorandums. After exiting the program, the user is returned to the Primos level on QVARSA. Logout from the QVARSA system returns the user to the Primos level at his or her site. The requirement for use of this data base is registration on the QVARSA system. Employees that would like to be registered on QVARSA may contact: Gail Kalen (GEKalen) FTS 959-5630 Doreen Lucas (ADLucas) FTS 959-5626 Patricia McAlwee (PMMcalwee) FTS 959-5609 Questions regarding this system may be addressed to the Chief, Office of Surface Water. Please let us know if problems are encountered with the system so they may be fixed. Charles W. Boning, Chief Office of Surface Water WRD Distribution: A, B, S, FO, PO