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Task 604 - Evaluate Project Water Yield Evaluate the yield of project water, including re-use of return flows by either exchange or possibly trades between project participants, as well as storage options such as the Preferred Storage Options Plan (PSOP), If and When Accounts, or Excess Capacity Accounts. Task 605 - Evaluate Operational Alternatives Evaluate operational alternatives that may allow for various operations between participants. The options may include regionalization or consolidation of water providers and their delivery areas, how best to maximize Project Water usage, and blending of original water source with Proj ect water. Deliverables will include a technical report detailing recommendations concerning the planning efforts to be implemented, potential yield of the available water rights, and potential cooperative operations and alternatives among the various participants. These tasks and deliverables will provide valuable infortnation to the Conduit participants, District Engineer, SECWCD, and water users along the lower Arkansas River. It will also assist Conduit participants in evaluating potential additional supply alternatives for their future and protecting these supplies from out-of-basin entities. The findings from the investigations described above will assist the Conduit participants in maximizing their use of available supplies and identify potential operational alternatives. Task Groun 700 - Contract Oversip-ht and Coordination The purpose of these tasks will be to provide oversight and coordination of all of the aspects of the grant project and to verify completion of each task including any deliverables required. Specific tasks include: Task 701- Prepare RFP's for Required Elements and Select Contractors Requests for Proposals will be required for various elements of the work tasks. These proposals will need to drafted, distributed to qualified companies and then a contractor chosen based on a set of qualifying parameters. Contracts will then be required for each contractor. This process will be handled by a team consisting of the Project Manager, Black & Veatch, District management team and legal counsel. Task 702 - Prepare, Monitor, and Verify Compliance with Contracts for Subcontractors Contracts awarded to contractors chosen in Task 701 will require monitoring for progress and completion. The Projects Manager will be responsible for completing this task. Task 703 - Invoice Preparation and Submission to EPA and Payment Tracking Completed work will be verified for compliance with grant requirements. Additionally, invoices will be submitted to EPA for payment and these payments tracked. This process will be overseen by the CFO and Grant Coordinator.