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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 0019G3 Scoping Document I Williams Fork Hydroelectric Project FERC Project No. 2204 . How the Project would or would not contribute to cumulative impacts in the FERC Project area and to the Williams Fork River below the Project; and . Reasonable altemati ves to the proposed action that should be evaluated. Following the scoping meetings and a 60-day comment period. Denver Water will review all the issues raised and revise this document (SDl) as necessary to reflect comments received during the scoping meetings and the 60-day comment period. If preliminary analysis indicates that any issues presented in SDI have little potential for causing significant impacts, the issue(s) will be identified and the reasons for not providing a more detailed analysis will be given in Scoping Document 2 (SD2). In the event no substantial comments are received and no revisions to SDI are necessary, Denver Water will notify participants by letter. As shown in Section 6.0, Proposed Milestones for Denver Water's ALP, review of the PDEA will occur before Denver Water files its final application for either an exemption or a new license, If there is a need for additional formal scoping due to significant developments, Denver Water will cooperate to provide additional scoping opportunities as necessary. 3.2 Scoping Meetings In addition to the written comments Denver Water will request. two scoping meetings will be held to ask the participating parties for verbal comments and recommendations regarding the Project. Denver Water will request the attendance of the participating parties at either or both of the scoping meetings to develop a common understanding of the proposed Project and to discuss current and potential resource needs and management objectives in the FERC Project area. In addition, participants will be asked to help identify data or other information that is needed and studies to be conducted for analysis in the PDEA and to agree on a time frame and format for discussion of study results. The meetings will be recorded using either written transcripts or audio recording. All statements (verbal and written) will become a part of the FERC's public record for the Project. Participating parties presenting statements at the scoping meetings will be asked to clearly identify themselves for the record. Participating parties who choose not to speak or who are unable to attend a scoping meeting may provide written comments and information to Denver Water and the FERC as described below. The times and locations of the site visit and scoping meetings are listed below: On Tuesday, June 4, 2003, from II :00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.. a site visit of the FERC Project area will be conducted. Those wishing to attend should meet in Kremmling, CO by I] :00 a.m. at the Colorado State University Cooperative Extension of Grand County office: 8