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<br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-2- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />4. In December the study participants met to determine whether the <br /> <br />Colorado was eligible for inclusion in the National Wild and <br />Scenic Rivers System. Using information gained in our data <br /> <br />gathering process and personal experience resulting from the <br /> <br />field investigation, the team evaluated the river against very <br /> <br />specific criteria contained in the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. <br /> <br />The unanimous opinion of the study participants attending the <br /> <br />meeting was that the Colorado River met the criteria and was, <br /> <br />therefore, eligible for inclusion in the system. <br /> <br />That briefly brings you up to date on the study progress. Our next <br /> <br />step is to develop a range of alternatives from which one will be <br /> <br />selected for our recommendation. The alternatives we develop will <br /> <br />range from plans which stress environmental protection to plans which <br /> <br />stress economic development and will include a No Action plan (not <br /> <br />recommending the river for inclusion in the National System). These <br /> <br />alternatives will be formulated prior to April when they will be <br /> <br />presented to you at another series of public meetings for your comment. <br /> <br />Following the public meetings the economic, environmental, and social <br /> <br />benefits and costs of each of these alternatives will be evaluated in <br /> <br />determining which is to be the recommended plan. <br /> <br />There was an important development in our study in January. Governor <br /> <br />Rampton of Utah requested that we include the portion of the Dolores <br /> <br />River in Utah in our study. Due to the proximity of this river to <br /> <br />0637 <br />