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<br />The three alternatives are Sawmill Mountain Reservoir, an <br />enlargement of the existing Avery Reservoir (owned by the <br />Division of Wildlife), and Warner Point Reservoir. The Board <br />believes that the enlargement of ~very and Warner Point both <br />merit further investigation at this time. Specifically, <br />additional work is needed to determine with greater certainty the <br />geological conditions at both sites. Until such geotechnical <br />investigations are performed, dam designs and cost estimates <br />cannot be completed in enough detail to permit reliable judgments <br />to be made about the feasibility of these potential projects. <br /> <br />There is also a need to initiate a review of the <br /> <br /> <br />environmental issues at these two potential sites. The objective <br /> <br /> <br />would be to gather and summarize existing information in order to <br /> <br /> <br />identify the issues which would need to be addressed in <br /> <br /> <br />subsequent studies and to assist in the design of any such <br /> <br /> <br />studies. Since two alternatives are involved, it is quite <br /> <br /> <br />appropriate to begin gathering existing information in order to <br /> <br /> <br />compare their environmental effects. <br /> <br />The Board recommends that it be authorized to proceed with <br />further study, as briefly outlined in the study proposal attached <br />hereto, of the Avery and Warner Point alternatives. At the sa~e <br />time, the Yellow Jacket Conservancy District and several energy <br />companies are jointly undertaking a complementary study of <br />additional water development opportunities in the White River <br />Basin. By further investigating the feasibility of the two most <br /> <br />-2- <br />