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li.ving in the area. No attempt has been made to quantify the economic impact <br />of these indirect benefits; however, they are discussed briefly below for <br />informational purposes. <br />Tnstream Flow. The preferred alternative includes one storage <br />reservoir located in the Upper Tomichi Creek basin. This reservoir <br />was sized to provide releases to enhance the natural streamflow in <br />Tomichi Creek. For example, in the No-Action Alternative, minimum <br />summer flows in Tomichi Creek above Razor Creek reach zero in six <br />years of the 32-year period investigated, whereas the minimum summer <br />flow under Alternative No. 5, Phase 1, is 31 cfs as a result of the <br />proposed storage reservoir on Upper Tomichi Creek. The expected <br />flow regime in Tomichi Creek with the proposed reservoir in place is <br />expected to be highly beneficial to the existing fishery. <br />7.4.3 Flood Protection Benefits <br />A reservoir on Upper Tomichi Creek has the potential of providing flood <br />protection to the Tomichi valley. The economics of constructing the reservoir <br />large enough to do this has not been investigated in this phase of the study. <br />7.5 .POTENTIAL SOURCES OF SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME <br />Sections 7.2 and 7.3 demonstrated that direct project income is not <br />sufficient for project debt repayment. However, the project also generates <br />significant indirect benefits which would accrue to the general population of <br />the Study Area as defined in Section 7.4. Potential sources of supplemental <br />income for use in project debt repayment not included in the financing <br />strategy were identified for consideration, if the project sponsors believe <br />�that the indirect benefits warrant proceeding with project implementation. <br />These potential sources are discussed below. <br />o Formation of Soecial District. A special Recreation and Economic <br />Development District could be formed in the Study Area for the <br />7-4 <br />