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• <br />Screening Criteria <br />Criteria to compare and contrast alternatives were developed according <br />to the five major issues affecting the feasibility of potential projects <br />that were previously identified by the WMC as follows: <br />1. Physical <br />2. Legal/Institutional <br />3. Social <br />4. Economic <br />5. Environmental <br />In addition, 31 sub - criteria were developed to capture the important <br />aspects of the general criteria. <br />An initial screening shortened the long list of alternatives by <br />identifying those alternatives that fail one or more of the five general <br />screening criteria. The resulting short list of alternatives was then <br />analyzed in greater detail. <br />Long List of Alternatives <br />The process of identifying the most suitable water conservation and <br />supply measures included developing a long list of alternatives for the <br />three regions in the Platte River study area (see Figure 1.1). <br />Boyle reviewed project notebooks provided by the three states and the <br />Department of the Interior and other information from the study area <br />and other locations including, river basin planning reports, agency <br />manuals, research papers, and conducted Internet searches to identify <br />water conservation and supply alternatives for the three regions. <br />Seventy seven potential alternatives were identified in relation to all of <br />the basin's water uses (see Table 1.1) and were subsequently <br />reorganized and regrouped to reduce the overlap between the <br />alternatives. Additional alternatives suggested by WMC members <br />were noted and were included in the new list. <br />1 -3 <br />