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sales. The analysis considers the physical (hydrologic) constraints of the Fraser River, Blue River, Eagle River, and Colorado River systems to support the requested levels of water sales and/or exchange as well as a maximized level of water sales. In addition, the impacts of legal or policy constraints such as recommended or appropriated instream flows are assessed. This Supplement will address a determination by the Bureau of Reclama- tion of the appropriate quantity and uses related to the sale of water from Green Mountain Reservoir. The Supplement will also serve as a basis for a biological assessment of the impacts of water sales on threatened and endangered species as required by Section 7(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The biological assessment has been prepared as a separate document (Appendix G). 1.3 Scope of Environmental Issues to be Identified and Addressed The scope of environmental issues to be identified and addressed in this Supplement was determined by a variety of processes. These included the activities of an Environmental Work Group formed in 1984 and consisting of the Colorado River Water Conservation District, the Bureau of Reclama- tion, Lower Missouri Region, and both state and county representatives. Analyses by the River District's contractors for the EIS Supplement, participation by the Colorado Water Conservation Board as a cooperating agency in the EIS process, and close coordination with the Colorado Divi- sion of Wildlife also contributed to the identification and development of the scope of environmental issues to be addressed. Most importantly. a series of public scoping meetings were held and followup interviews were conducted to obtain input from potential contractors for Green Mountain water, as well as from interested public and private agencies and individuals in the affected areas of Summit, Eagle. and Grand counties. Public scoping meetings were held in Glenwood Springs, Colorado on September 13, 1984 and in Frisco. Colorado on September 20. 1984. A Federal and State agency scoping meeting was held at the Federal Center in Denver, Colorado, on October 25. 1984, and an informational briefing was presented to representatives of ski areas and county and municipal govern- ments on Januarj 15, 1985. in Frisco, Colorado. An informational meeting 1-6