BOARD01770

• Board Meeting Date: 1/24/2006
• Description: CF Section - Review of Revised Guidelines for Financial Assistance through the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

1) impacts on the man-made environment - residential or commercial buildings
affected; utility relocations; acreages of developed lands impacted; historical .
and archaeological sites impacted; impacts on outdoor recreation activities,
2) impacts on the natural environment - acres of forest, grasslands, etc. to be
impacted; streamflow impacts; water quality impacts; impacts on vegetation,
aquatic wildlife and terrestrial wildlife; threatened and endangered species in
the project area; impacts to federal land national forests, wilderness areas or
other areas,

d. Economic analvsis and feasibility - The level of economic analysis will vary from
project to project, but generally will include an assessment of benefits and costs,
An estimate of the number of shareholders, members, households, etc., expected to
benefit from the project should be provided,

e, Institutional requirements - Identify and evaluate permits, court actions,
contracts, agreements, etc, that are required for project implementation.

f, Special considerations - These are extraordinary situations likely to be
encountered during design and/or construction, They may relate to special
technical considerations, the need for further investigations, uncertainty or risk
associated with demand proj ections or cost estimates, or the possibility of new
technologies affecting project.

The results of the alternatives evaluation should be described and displayed in such a
manner that the differences between alternatives are apparent. The report should identity
the differences between alternatives and comparative costs, and should describe the
process (evaluation methodology) used in selecting one of the alternatives as the preferred
plan.

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2.4.2 Selected Alternative

A detailed description of the Selected Alternative should be provided and should include
the following:

a, Proiect Description - A narrative description of project components and operation
to indicate how the entire proj ect will fnnction.

b. Map - A map of the entire project area showing the locations of existing and
proposed project components, and other features like floodplains, spillway
inundation zones, etc,

c, Conceptual Plan/Cross-Section - Layout and cross-sections for each major
structure to include dimensions and hydraulic properties. Profile and typical
sections for canals and pipelines with water surface and hydraulic gradeline
elevations. e

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