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As far as can be determined there are adequat~ quantities of electricity and natural gas from suppliers fdr the proposed developnent. The total energy requirements of illplementin9 either alternative are difficult to predict. Phase One developnent accOll1llodating 4500 skiers-at-one-ftime, however, could have a peak demand for about 18 megawallts of electric power 1 and the completed project as ~roposed under Alternative Two would require about 45 megawatts. (6) Solid Waste I , , Archuleta County has acquired 42 acres nine imiles south of pagosa Springs on Trujillo Road for a new sa~itary landfill. The County has all of the necessary federal ar)d state permits to operate the facility. The Trujillo L$dfill will be operated by a private contractor. The cOunty is using general fund revenues (with an exemption to the seven percent budget cap allowed by H.B. 1405) to pay fot the associated land acquisition and capital costs. ! A Solid Waste Management Plan prepared for W61f Creek Valley indicates that the developnent would account for 20 to 25 percent of the total volume of waste receivedl by the landfill over a 25 year period. I , , To reinDurse Archuleta County for the use <If its landfill, Westfork and Archuleta County will enter i\1to an agreanent whereby Westfork will reimburse Archuleta Co~ty for its pro rata share of the landfill's operating expen~es and work with Archuleta County to obtain land needed for :future expansion of the landfill. I I I I I , 6. Public Revenue Base a. Alternative One DeveloJ;tllent of private land, which will occur, to some degree regardless of a Forest Service decision to alli:M use of public land, will, however, increase the revenue ba~e of the local jurisdictions. I I b. Alternatives Two and Three I , I The effects these alternatives will have on the 'revenue base will be due primarily to develoJ;tllent of private land. : (1) Mineral County I There are three major sources of increaseCI current revenue associated with the Wolf Creek Valley (alternatives for Mineral County and its taxing jurisdictions:: 228