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Orchard Mesa Selenium Remediation Environment Assessment 3 Endangered Species Act or Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The program is managed by Reclamation on behalf of the participating agencies. An interdisciplinary (ID) team was formed in October 1998 with the assignment to develop a selenium remediation plan for the OMW A. The team members were: Soecialitv Steve McCall - Reclamation Del Smith - Reclamation Larry Burns - Reclamation Jone Wright - Reclamation Dave Butler - Geological Survey Barb Osmundson - Fish & Wildlife Service Mike Baker - Reclamation Environmental analysis Wetlands! ground water Design & cost estimates Public information Water & sediment monitoring Biota impacts & monitoring Team leader/ general planning Public Scopine In November 1998, the ID Team held a tour and workshop to inform the public and interested agencies about the problems and issues at the OMW A and to obtain the public's ideas on how to correct the problems. Two newsletters were developed and distributed to stakeholders to present information on the alternatives and study progress, and solicit stakeholder input. Nineteen remediation options, suggested by the public and study team, were then screened (see Table 1 in the appendix). From the scoping process eight options met the initial screening criteria and were developed by the ID Team: I. Treatment Plant 2. Evaporation Ponds 3. Collect and Convey Directly to the Colorado River 4. Divert and Reuse 5. Deep Well Injection 6. Dilute or Flush 7. Retire Agricultural Lands 8. Remove Beaver Dams CHAPTER II -ALTERNATIVES AND PREFERRED AL TERNA TIVE Alternatives The Team evaluated the options in terms of cost and implementation ability. The following screening criteria were employed: