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1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />t <br />1 <br /> <br />Chapter 7 Reconciliation and Conclusions <br />The purpose of this chapter is to reconcile this study with its predecessor (Brookshire et al., <br />1994). Differences in the direct impacts and in the computed total impacts will be discussed. <br />Overall, the results of this study are quite similar to those of the earlier study. At a qualitative <br />level, the total impacts in both studies represent a small fraction of the baseline level of economic <br />activity. <br />A. Reconciliation of Direct Impacts <br />The direct impacts in this study occur in the electric power, recreation, construction, and <br />agriculture sectors. The electric power impacts in the present study are identical to those in the <br />original study because the planned changes in the operation of the Navajo Dam remain the same. <br />Recreation impacts are included in the present study. These impacts are associated with the <br />foregone reservoir that was to be constructed as part of ALP Phase II. These impacts were not <br />included in the original study because the study period ended in 2020, and the best available <br />information at the time of the study was that ALP Phase II would not be undertaken prior to <br />2020. For the present analysis, ALP Phase II was advanced to 2010 and included in the study. <br />The construction impacts are modified slightly from those of the original study. In the original <br />study all of Blocks 9 - I I of NIIP were projected to be foregone in order to provide for critical <br />habitat. The current assessment is that Block 9 may be able to go ahead based on water <br />conservation measures on Blocks 1 - 8. For NIIP-related impacts, the construction impacts are <br />smaller than those of the original study. However, ALP Phase II is included in the baseline for <br />the current study. This study assumes Phase II of ALP is foregone as part of the critical habitat <br />designation. <br />55 <br />1