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<br />Our concerns on West Divide are the benefit-cost ratio. <br />appraisal, our preappraisal estimates, it is near unity. <br />unity slightly. <br /> <br />Ba.sed on the. <br />It is above <br /> <br />We have concerns about' the endangered fish species which are located in <br />the Colorado River and may provide some impacts on the project. <br /> <br />Also, with this project, we are concerned with the enlargement of the I <br />conservancy district, particularly to include the towns of Silt, Rifle, <br />and New Castle, which are due to receive municipal water from the <br />present plans of the project. <br /> <br />Mr. Chairman, that is a brief resume. And as I said, there are more <br />details in the blue book. That presents the completion of my report. <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: May I' ask: are you doing anything in regard to redesign <br />of the Fruitland Mesa, or is that being done locally? <br /> <br />MR. RINCKEL: No, we have no funds at all for Fruitland Mesa. We are <br />not doing anything either on Fruitland Mesa or Savery-Pot Hook. <br /> <br />MR. GORMLEY: Mr. Chairman, I think it is correct that the Colorado <br />River Conservancy District has put some funds into that district to help <br />to do some preliminary planning. <br /> <br />MR. RINCKEL: Yes~ that is true~ Mr. Gormley. The Colorado River Water <br />Conservation District is looking at funds for Fruitland Mesa, and we are <br />supplying them with whatever data we'have that is available for use. <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />MR. JACKSON: <br />Grand Valley. <br /> <br />Are there any questions from members of the Board? <br /> <br />A very small one. I can't read your governmentese here on <br />What is a "negative determination of environmental impact"? <br /> <br />MR. RINCKEL: In the environmental regulations, you have two rules to <br />follow. If there are major environmental impacts created by the project, <br />either plus or minus, then you must file a draft environmental impact <br />statement and hold a public hearing and then go to your final. If the <br />environmental impacts are not major, you first issue an environmental <br />assessment, and if, after review, the impacts are still minor, a negative <br />determination is made, which completes the circuit on. that, on the <br />environmental reports.necessary. <br /> <br />MR. JACKSON: <br />MR_ RINCKEL: <br />MR. JACKSON: <br />MR. RINCKEL: <br />MR. JACKSON: <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />So "negative" is good. <br /> <br />"Negative" is good. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />That figures. <br /> <br />"Negative" means there are not. major environmental impacts. <br /> <br />Thank you. <br /> <br />Any other questions of members of the Board? <br /> <br />-.4- <br />