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senior-level competence in the specific type ofwor~ performed. Selected individuals will have the appropriate knowledge, skills and experience necessary to perform the task. The person might be in a Corps Division office, a Corps Laboratory, the technical and planning offices of another Federal Agency such as the USGS, or a private contractor not involved in technical work on the project. For prodilcts developed under contract, the contractor is responsible for initial quality control and ITR. New Corps of Engineers policy, as detailed in ECl105-2-408 dated May 31, f005, is that for new feasibility studies, the ITR will be conducted by specialists fro~ organizations outside of the district responsible for the study. Quality products start with good data collection methods that utilize standard and acceptable technical methods and reliable technology to arrive at the information required. Assumptions made will be in accordance with established guidance and policy, and any deviations clearly identified and properly approved. Data from the scientific and "gray" literature will be appropriately referenced and all methods described so that the effort can be understood and repeated by others if necessary. The results obtained by these methods should have a level of confidence so that they can be extended to river reaches that were not specifically sampled. 8. ACQUISITION STRATEGY. Initially the entire study was to be conducted under contract. The original consultant failed to meet the conditions of the contract, however, and the contract was terminated. The remaining tasks to be completed were divided between in-house personnel and a new contract with Tetra Tech-Foster Wheeler of Denver Colorado. This contract was awarded on July 30, 2003 in the amount of $670,460.11 and is ongoing at this time. 9. RISK ANALYSIS. The total cost ofthe reallocated storage will be borne by the interested water providers. No Federal costs will be incurred beyond the cost ofthe feasibility study. The risk exists that at some point, the impact analysis will identify costs that are too high to be economical to the Denver area water providers. All interested parties have been and continue to be involved in the study, through meetings, development of related studies and other communications. If at some point, the interest in reallocation diminishes because of costs, the feasibility study would be terminated. This would involve meetings with the non-Federal sponsor and the interested water providers. The feasibility study will continually examine potential physical risks to the Chatfield structure. Ifunacceptable risks are identified, that alternative will be dropped from further consideration. 9 10. SAFETY PLAN. The Corps, the Sponsor and their contractors will comply with all local, State and Federal safety rules and regulations to protect the safety and health of employees engaged in official study activities. Appropriate safety reviews and considerations will be implemented throughout the life cycle of this project from study phases through construction. During the study phases a major safety consideration is identifying