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I I ,I' I I :1 I, I I I I, I I I I I ~I, I I respectively. Cost curves were prepared to identify dam costs throughout the size range stated. 5. Economic and financial evaluations of potential projects for a range of reservoir sizes, combined with each of the six alternatives for highway relocation, and four selected water supply scenarios. Interim results of the study were provided to the Authority at regular meetings and through monthly progress reports and interim reports. This procedure provided the Authority with an opportunity to take an active role in the study process. A public awareness program of the project was provided in the form of two public involvement meetings and the distribution of newsletters. Coverage of the project has also been provided in the local press and in the metropolitan newspapers. These studies are a preliminary part of a complex process that could lead to the development of a project on Clear Creek. That process includes a detailed environmental analysis that will form the basis of an environmental impact statement (EIS). Investigations required for an EIS would include issues such as updated projections of demand for water supply; conservation measures and other potential alternatives to a project in Clear Creek Canyon; impact on canyon resources (such as aquatic, aesthetic, botanical, cultural, recreational, and terrestial); cumulative downstream impacts; socioeconomic effects; and identification of mitigation measures. A graph showing the key steps and potential schedule to develop a project of this size is provided in Figure 1.2. This schedule is presented to indicate a preliminary estimate of the tasks and time to bring a project of the complexity , of Clear Creek on-line. The sponsor's need to complete the project, the success of the permitting activities, and the availability of project funding, will each have a significant impact on the actual schedule for implementing the project. 1-5