The study was conducted at one site. Its findings are site specific. Duplicating this study in other catchments, particularly where water treatment plants obtain direct water intake from dams, is necessary before any concrete recommendation can be given to allow logging in forested catchments. Further, the selected site is managed for industrial water use. Sites that have other downstream uses such as irrigation and recreation would have to be selected. Competing uses such as highland agriculture should also be considered. Studies of this kind at other sites could provide a more holistic view on the economic trade-off between various land use options in forested catchments. These studies would help government agencies formulate and classify types of forested catchments that can withstand logging activities without causing the environment to deteriorate.