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<br />r <br /> <br />003175 <br /> <br />TASK I--STUDY INITIATION <br /> <br />In this task, the project team will initiate the study effort and will collect the available <br />data and repons on the physical setting in the study area. Figure 1 defines the study <br />area which is generally descnbed as the Yampa River drainage basin downstream from <br />the confluence of Elk River with the Yampa River and upstream from the confluence <br />of the Little Snake River with the Yampa River. A short baseline description of exist- <br />ing conditions will be prepared of the basin's physical and environmental conditions. A <br />meeting will be held with the Technical Steering Committee (TSC) to clearly identify <br />project planning criteria, purpose and need for the project and the planning! <br />decisionmaking process that will be followed during the study. A kickoff meeting will <br />be held with the Public Advisory Group (P AG) at a location in the study area. The <br />purpose of this meeting will be to introduce the P AG to the study process and to solicit <br />input to be considered in the project elements selection and demand forecasting tasks. <br /> <br />The specific elements of this task consist of the following: <br /> <br />· Task 1.A--Basin Setting <br />· Task l.B--Planning Framework <br /> <br />TASK l.A--STUDY AREA DESCRIPTION <br /> <br />Purpose <br /> <br />The purpose of this task is to compile existing information on the physical resources <br />and to prepare a brief description of the physical setting. Information related to physi- <br />cal basin descriptions, geology, basinwide water resources, climate, water quality, and <br />previous water planning studies will be addressed. Demands (Task 3), specific water <br />resource data (Task 6) and environmental data (Task 2.C) will be collected by subcon- <br />sultants as identified in this scope of work. The repon is intended primarily as a brief <br />orientation for readers who are unfamiliar with the area and will not present new infor- <br />mation. <br /> <br />Responsibility <br /> <br />CH2M HILL will be responsible for this task. <br /> <br />Approach <br /> <br />The study team will complete the following activities: <br /> <br />1. Collate available repons related to the study area from the Colorado River <br />Water Conservation District (CRWCD), Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />(CWCB), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />D EN/800P /033.51 <br />