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<br />General Approach,.".,..,.,.."."",.",.,."",.".,."""."."".,........."""".....""" 4-26
<br />Single-Discipline Evaluations, ............,.... ,......,.. ,......,..,...,..... ........... ..,.......4-27
<br />Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation,. ......,.. ............', ..,......,............ ..,..,....... ....",.4-27
<br />Site Selection Recommendations ,......,....".. ........ ..........""....... ....",..."..,.....4-29
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<br />CHAPTER 5 - Development of Basin Model
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<br />Modeling Objectives and Approach ......................,..,..............,............................, 5-1
<br />Review of Previous Basin Modeling ..,....,............,..................,......,..............;......, 5-1
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<br />The HYDROSS Model.....,....,..,...........,..."..,............,............................... 5-1
<br />Hydrology and Demands Represented in the HYDROSS Model........,.................. 5-2
<br />Review of HYDROSS Modeling Assumptions......,....,....,............,............,...... 5-2
<br />Comparison of HYDROSS and Feasibility Study Depletion Assumptions ..,............ 5-3
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<br />Development of Basin Model""". ". ,.....,.."..............""......." ,,' "",...... ,. "".,..., ",' 5-4
<br />Introduction to Network Modeling ......,....................................,................,.. 5-5
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<br />Model Configuration.............., ..,.... ....' ..,...... ....,......,...........,.......,..........,. 5-5
<br />Representation of Hydrology in the Basin Model....,........,..............,..,.............5-10
<br />Representation of Demands and Reservoirs.."".""",.,..........."",."",......"",... 5-15
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<br />Reservoir Operations""",.,....,.."",.....,;.,.""",..........",..,. ....,..,...,.,..........5-24
<br />Model Validation..."....,.."""............",......,....,.."",....,.",..",..........",.".. 5-26
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<br />CHAPTER 6 - Evaluation of Alternatives
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<br />Overview",.,.".,.."",..,.".,..,.".,........,..".,."""", ..,..".".,."",......"""",..""".,. 6-1
<br />Evaluation Criteria"""""".,........."",....",.."""....,..,.""".,."""".""."",... 6-1
<br />Use of the Basin Model,..,......,....,....,..,..............,..........,..........,......,....,.... 6-1
<br />Definition of Alternatives ,.,............"...,....."."."......,...,..,....,',..,..,.,'.......... 6-2
<br />Scenario I - No Action (Baseline)......,..,............,..........................................,..,.... 6-3
<br />Key Assumptions of Scenario ,................,........,....,....,....,..................,..,..... 6-3
<br />Results of Scenario I ..........................,..,........,..............,............,............, 6-6
<br />Scenario II - Conversion of Juniper Rights Only..,..........,....................,..,............,.., 6-8
<br />Key Assumptions of Scenario ,..........,..............,..............,..,......,........,..,..,.. 6-8
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<br />Results of Scenario II ........""..........""."""....,.."""". ,..,....,.."",.....,...,..,6-11
<br />Scenario III - Enlargement ofElkhead Reservoir..............................,............,..,......6-14
<br />Key Assumptions of Scenario .,.,....,..,.,..,..........................,.........,.....,.....". 6-14
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<br />Results of Scenario III .. ......,.,....""......."."",.,......."..".,......,...,' ,.."",.....,6-16
<br />Scenario IV - Enlargement of Elkhead and Stagecoach
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<br />Reservoirs..,...""""".,.""""",...............""",.....""".,.".........""", 6-20
<br />Key Assumptions of the Scenario" ."""",.,............""". ,..,. """""",..... "",..,6-20
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<br />Results of Scenario IV .."".""",...,.......".",..""......",..,.,....,.........."........, 6-20
<br />Scenario V - Elkhead Enlargement with
<br />Williams Fork Project.,.......,...,......... ,.."",.........,...."..,...........,.."",,6-22
<br />Key Assumptions of Scenario ,.."."""".,."""""",..,.""".""..........,.",'",..,' 6-22
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<br />Results, of Scenario V ..,..".,.....""".........."..,......,....,..,....,...,..........,...'"" 6-25
<br />Environmental Considerations...".,.""."",."....,.",."",."".""".""."....,."""",."" 6-29
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<br />Sport Fisheries..,....".,.",... ..,.......""",.............,....,....",............. ,......"...,6-29
<br />Flow Conditions in Occupied Habitat....,..............,....,....,......,..........,....,...... 6-35
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<br />Wetlands and Wildlife Impacts .........""......,...,.,....."............,...........,......... 6-37
<br />Project development Cost,.."..,.,....."..,..........."..........,.....................".............. 6-38
<br />General....."..."",....,...,.."..".""",. ,.......""'....,....""".".,......,....,..........6-38
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