Colorado - Upper CO River Endangered Fish Recovery Program_Statement of Work

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Grand River will be responsible for report preparation and project administration. In addition, Grand River will be responsible for assessing the water yield of each alternative, and evaluating changes in stream flow associated with each option that is studied. Depending upon the complexity of the required water supply investigations, an additional sub-contractor with expertise in this area may be added to the study team. Grand River will also review legal and institutional issues, and conduct stakeholder communication throughout the entire study process. Tom Pitts represents water providers under contract through the Colorado Water Congress. Mr. Pitts will assist the 10825 study as a general project advisor with considerable expertise in the Recovery Program process. Mr. Pitts will also assist with the evaluation of institutional and legal issues associated with the 10825 Alternatives. GEI Consultants will compete all work related to facilities engineering for structural alternatives. This work will include preliminary project design, constructability and geo-technical evaluations. GEI will also develop cost estimates for each structural alternative. It is anticipated that a fisheries biologist, a water quality specialist, and a general environmental specialist will also be added to the study team in the next several months. The required expertise of these additional specialists will be defined as preliminary issue identification and feasibility information for the Phase 2 alternatives is developed. When the environmental issues and the required technical expertise have been determined for the study alternatives, specific environmental specialists will be added to the study team. Steering Committee input will be considered in the selection of the additional study team members. Continuing Steering Committee input and additional stakeholder input will be required throughout the study. We anticipate that the Steering Committee and stakeholders will provide input in the following areas: • Review of Phase 1 Screening Study • Phase 2 Study Alternative Selection (based on Phase 1 Study results) • Selection of Evaluation Criteria • Review of Legal and Institutional Issues • Formulation of Additional Alternatives • Water Supply & Hydrology (primarily non-structural alternatives) A key area of Steering Committee assistance will be associated with the assessment of non-structural or re-operational alternatives, such as exchanges between Ruedi Reservoir, Wolford Mountain Reservoir and Williams Fork Reservoir. We anticipate that hydrology expertise and modeling information may be required from Denver Water, and perhaps the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District. 10825 Phase 2 Scope of Work Revised May 25, 2007 per CWCB request Page 6