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MZEN AND SAIWER <br />Environmental Engineers I Scientists <br />June 21, 2000 <br />Mr. Curt Brown <br />Manager <br />Platte River EIS Office <br />U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION <br />Post Office Box 25007, PL -100 <br />Denver, Colorado 80225 -0007 <br />Dear Mr. Brown: <br />Hazen and Sawyer. P.C. <br />4213 Stoneridge Drive <br />Fort Collins. Colorado 80525 <br />970 - 226 -4413 <br />Fax:970- 226 -4452 <br />Identification and Evaluation of Potential <br />Third Party Impacts Related to the <br />Habitat Component of the Proposed Platte <br />River Recovery Implementation Plant <br />Final Report <br />Hazen and Sawyer is pleased to submit one bound, one unbound and an electronic copy of the <br />Third Party Impact Study Final Report~ Hazen and Sawyer has integrated the comments <br />received on both the Draft Report released in November, 1999, and the Final Draft Report <br />released on January 31, 2000, into this document. We consider this report to be an initial <br />investigation into the potential negative and positive impacts of the Program on landowners, <br />businesses, government entities and households in Central Nebraska. <br />The Hazen and Sawyer project team members responsible for this report were Lisa A. <br />McDonald, Ph.D., Natural Resource Economist, Grace M. Johns, Ph.D., Agricultural and Natural <br />Resource Economist, Chris Meline, Agricultural Economist, and Dave Sayers, Agricultural <br />Economist. We would also like to sincerely thank the individuals who have actively participated <br />in this process, including Vernon Nelson and Rhodell Jameson, Co- Chairs of the Land <br />Committee, Mark Czaplewski of Central Platte Natural Resources District, Brian Barels and <br />Rocky Plettner of Nebraska Public Power District, Jim Lundgren of Nebraska Water Users, Dick <br />Pierce and Roger Bauer, Co- Chairs of the Third Party Impact Subcommittee, Dale Strickland, <br />Executive Director of the Platte River Endangered Species Program, and Dayle Williamson of <br />Nebraska Natural Resources Commission. We would also like to thank Randy Christopherson <br />and Dawn Munger of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and Dr. Ray Supalla and Dr. Charles <br />Lamphear of the University of Nebraska — Lincoln, and numerous others for their review and <br />timely comments on earlier drafts of this report. <br />We have enjoyed working on this very important assignment and look forward to hearing your <br />comments regarding this report. <br />Very truly yours, <br />HAZEN AND SAWYER, P.C. <br />Lisa A. McDonald, Ph.D. <br />Principal Economist <br />Project Manager <br />Hwd :40210L001 doc <br />New York, NY -Armonk, NY - Raleigh, NC -Charlotte. NC -Richmond. VA -Fort Colims. C0 -Sarasota. FL • Hollywood, FL - Boca Raton, FL - Fort Pierce, FL -Coral Gables, FL - Jacksonville. FL <br />