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May 22, 2007 Million Resource Conservation Group Regional Water Supply Project Environmental Impact Statement — Scope of Work Introduction The Million Resource Conservation Group (MRCG) is pursuing the construction of the Regional Water Supply Project from the Flaming Gorge Reservoir to the Colorado Front Range. Prior to construction of the proposed project the MRCG is seeking federal authorizations from the Bureau of Land Management, Corps of Engineers, Forest Service and the Bureau of Reclamation, to proceed with its project through preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Wyoming BLM will be the lead federal agency named for this comprehensive NEPA. The EIS consultant will work directly for the above named Federal agencies and will be compensated by the MRCG. The EIS Consultant must sign a "Conflict of Interest" statement with the Federal agencies named. The MRCG has retained a permitting consultant who will coordinate all federal (including Section 404), state, and local permitting activities and a design consultant who will develop engineering specifications as needed to support the EIS effort. Presented below is the Scope of Work for the preparation of the EIS documentation. The Consultant shall prepare a proposed approach, schedule, and budget to complete the tasks specified in this Scope of Work. Phase I. Preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement Task 1. Cooperating Agency Meetings/Project Meetings. The Consultant shall attend a minimum of eight (8) meetings with the cooperating agencies and the MRCG. The purpose of these meetings is to review the proposed project completion schedule, familiarize the Consultant with the Federal agency representatives, the MRCG, and cooperating agencies staff assigned to the project, review available information, identify issues and discuss reporting procedures and information transfer. The Consultant shall prepare the materials needed for all cooperative agency meetings and Public hearings and meetings. Materials should include project background information, maps of the project area, maps of the project alternatives, a description of the EIS status and any diagrams needed to describe the permitting process, and the environmental review process of the proposed project. The Consultant shall work closely with MRCG and its consultants to avoid any duplication of effort. The Consultant shall attend all project status meetings, cooperating agency meetings, and public hearings and meetings related to the public information process for the Regional Water Supply Project EIS. The Consultant shall attend up to fifteen (15) total meetings with the Federal and Cooperating -I -