FLOOD07306

• County: Weld
• Community: Greeley
• Stream Name: Cache La Poudre River
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Cache La Poudre River General Investigation Study, Greeley, CO
• Date: 5/1/2005
• Prepared For: Greeley
• Prepared By: USACE, Omaha, NE
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Project

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TOTAL

$6,250

Phases 1,3
Phases 4-6
PROJECT TOTAL

$1,688
$4,563
$6,250

2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND FISH & WilDLIFE COORDINATION

A Corps of Engineers senior and junior environmental resources specialist/biologist
from Planning Branch, Environmental, Economic and Cultural Section (CENWO-PM,
AE) will be assigned to the City of Greeley feasibility study, The biologist(s) will attend
required study team meetings. The biologists will be responsible for the conduct of the
study in a manner that is in accordance with Corps environmental planning policies and
practices, and in a manner that adequately complies with environmental statutes, The
senior biologist will oversee the work of the junior biologist, who will do the majority of
the work,

General Scope

It is national policy that fish and wildlife resources conservation be given consideration
in the formulation and evaluation of alternative plans, Current planning guidance
specifies that the Federal objective of water and related land resources planning is to
contribute to national economic development consistent with protecting the Nation's
environment, pursuant to national environmental statutes, and applicable executive
orders, Protecting the Nation's environment is to be provided by mitigation of the
adverse effects attributed to alternative plans and through development of alternative
plans that include Ecosystem Restoration Benefits, The specific scope below is
formatted in such a way as to highlight the Corps' Six,Step Planning Process,

Specific Scope

1,0 Step 1 - Specify Problems and Opportunities

The Biologist will begin a review of existing literature, studies, and other material that
identifies specific environmental problems and opportunities that exist in the study area
to establish a necessary base of knowledge prior to proceeding with the study. The
biologists will also attend initial public and agency scoping meetings to learn their
priorities, preferences, and concerns. Significant resources will be preliminarily
identified in order that the objectives of the study are properly focused. The biologist
will assist the study team in clearly defining planning objectives and planning
constraints, Specific, flexible, measurable, realistic, attainable, and acceptable
objectives will be developed,

2.0 Step 2 ' Inventorv and Forecast Without Proiect Conditions

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