POU Response: Because VMUS' system is almost entirely underground, VMUS has minimal vegetation management requirements and, therefore, does not maintain specialized staff for ecology, fire ecology, fire behavior, geology, and meteorology. WSAB Recommendation #14: Describe whether the POU has considered innovative and alternative approaches to vegetation management. POU Response: Because VMUS' system is almost entirely underground, VMUS has minimal vegetation management requirements and, therefore, has not developed innovated or alternative approaches to vegetation management.

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