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<br />00587 <br /> <br />high assurance of dependable <br />operation? <br /> <br />. Staging: Is the alternative sus- <br />ceptible to construction a step <br />at a time with increments being <br />added a~ required (e.g., use of <br />Aurora's Rampart tunnel with <br />another tunnel to be added later)? <br />If so, what schedule seems appro- <br />priate? <br /> <br />. Construction and Operation Costs: <br />How do alternatives compare <br />(e.g., in terms of dollars per <br />unit volume of water delivered)? <br /> <br />Environmental effects of alterna- <br />tives will be evaluated with <br />respect to: <br /> <br />· Their impact on fish and wildlife <br />popu1 ations. <br /> <br />· Their impact on water quality, <br />including western slope impacts, <br />"~f~~rj(f"on air and soils in the <br />.kiilfo.i.rtity" ,"'" .'" " <br />>: "-1)/,,,.,. ~ - .~. : " __.~>~ d >' <br />~S6cfanetfects ofaTternatives will <br />':',J;ie:'e~aluated with respect to: <br /> <br />· Their impact on aesthetic and <br />recreationa'l"v<ll ues:.' <br /> <br />· Their impact on metropolitan <br />Denver. <br /> <br />Possible linkage between the <br />various alternatives and <br />population growth. <br /> <br />Possible linkage between the <br />various alternatives and land <br />use. <br /> <br />Possible linkage between the <br />various alternatives and air <br />pollution. <br /> <br />For such linkages to be used <br />successfully in regulating <br /> <br />development must they receive <br />active support from the citi~ <br />zens of Denver (e.g., zoning <br />authority, building permits, <br />etc. )? <br /> <br />Will they impose material changes <br />on Denverites' way of life (e.g., <br />in cost of living, employment <br />opportunities, environmental <br />quality at home, at work and at <br />leisure)? <br /> <br />· Their impact on the Western Slope. <br /> <br />ELEMENTS IN COMMON <br /> <br />Although the foregoing review proce- <br />dures may at first glance appear to be <br />of forbidding length, there are some <br />saving graces. Many alternatives <br />possess elements in common -- their <br />impact on the environment of Denver. <br />Some. issues m.ayproye t(),be.j~nc!~t~rmi~. _ . <br />na te ;sol1ie 'Of"t,ti~'j~~~{t91q~iitT,'ifr" ~elf!f"~ J <br />nomi c qUestiqn~)iIi\Jl,<iM(:\,Ro~g~,'1JaYo.~ <br />simply have nQAfeJi.lbl,tA.:ve:canswens<o And, <br />fi na 11 y ~ we do n~,Lp'roBos~,~9,b~a t any <br />drum tWlce. If an"1ifternatwe')ls <br />demonstrably infeas.i ble "from ,the"stand- <br />point of construction or operations, we <br />shall not enter into time-consuming <br />economic, social or environmental eval- <br />uations. It is our hope and our expec- <br />tation that some of the many thorny <br />points at issue will fallout quickly; <br />we expect to devote all the time and <br />effort necessary to evaluate those <br />which remain. <br /> <br />Because of the high degree of interest <br />in whether or not the 404 permit for the <br />proposed project is issued, there will <br />be a continuing dialogue among the <br />interested parties, as well as the oppor- <br />tunity for periodic status briefings <br />during the course of the study. Progress <br />reports wi 11 also.J)~e"l\1a,t;l,e,Av,a,jJ9Qle fromr', <br />time to time so the course of the study , ~ <br />can be tracked publicly. <br /> <br />':~~ 'lL <br /> <br />./-<\;'(': <br /> <br />(~ w <br />" ','I; <br /> <br />'C "'i:;'.1 <br />