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, ......~ ~. '~.:~) The following issues have also been identified and wf1l be topics for the planning investigation. We will discuss these issues fn future newsletters: Social / Eeonom Ie How many U. S. Forest Servi ce grazi"9 allotments would be affected and to what extent? How would Dunham Point affect logging and drilling operations managed by the U.S. Forest Service? Will the project be pleasing to the eye or waul d "t be an "eye-sore"? Is this project economically and environmentally feasible? (This is the purpose of OUf study.) How can local people be employed in the construction of the project, when there are unionized construction companies contracted to do the work? ItIw do local people acquire the skills required for union jobs? /i:)w many jobs would be available during construction and what kinds? How many jobs would be created in order to operate the powel"plant and what ki nds? Can the Cortez-Dolores vicinity withstand all the development proposed for the area (e.g., carbon dioxide plant. Colorado-Ute power system. McPhee Dam construction, HcElmo Creek salinity control project)? For example. what will this development do to the traditional nJral quality of life? ~Iill [)Jnham Point interact wi th other proJects to create a "boomtown" situation? How will McPhee Reservoir fluctuations affect developed and di spersed recrea- tion for which the Forest Service is responsible? Would revenues from poten- tial l'ecreational activities be impacted? What is the best way to get infon;tation about the project to the local public? What cOA:MJnity groups should be involved in the planning process? If the transmission lines tie into the system near Lost Canyon, would there be a major impact on the local population in relation to the two new 345-kv lines? Would relocation of Lost Canyon residents be necessary? If not, what would be the impact on the individual and social welloobeing of having trans- mission lines running through private residences? WhY wasn I t Dunham Poi nt addressed at the time Congress granted approval tor the Dolores Project? Engineering If McPhee has winter ice. would the peaki ng operation affect the ice? How soon could the project be constructed? Where would the operation personnel be housed? Would the facilities be underground? What would the penstock size be? Is the Dunham Point site geologically stab~e (i.e., the r~orrison Formation)? How does this project relate to Federal water and energy poJicies? Would there be a problem with sediment and erosion in the forebay due to rapid drawdown? Would the temperature of ~1C.lter returning to r~cPhee after power generation have an effect on McPhee Reservoir (e.g., fishery, turbidity, ice conditions)? Where would spol1 material from penstock tunnel construction be disposed of? Water Ho\1 would implementation of Dunham PcJnt affect irrigation and water rights from McPhee? ' Would use rigation affected? of Dolol"es River water for ir- and other pUYlloses be Woul d storage ri ghts b~ !.:\.qUi red for use of the water and 'for evapoi"'ation losses? Power These issues will be the main topic of discussion at the next Planning Team meeti ng on Septembe~. 1 Where would the transmission lines (corridor) be located? What would the plant's operation crite- ria be? When would pumping and power generation occur? How does the overall power system work? Where would the generated power go to and who would manage it? Who would have first cracK at purchasing and using the power - private cOlllpanies such as Colorado Public service Company, or public users such as the City of Delta. COlorado? Who are the Colorado River Storage Pro- ject (CRSP) users? What is a baseload, facility? '_ Where are the baseload facilities? , How many lines would be -required to tie Dunham Point to existing transmission lines? Why is the project effective. since it uses more power than it generates? Who beneti ts? Would power rates be affected? How does the Western Systems Coordinating Council tit into this study. since they review the tranSlllis- sion line capacities? Who bears the costs of the project? .