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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I forward into the second part of the study and three new alternatives were developed and evaluated for a total of six final alternatives, A series of seven meetings have been held in Norwood during the second part of the study with the SMWCD and with representatives of the three ditch companies to discuss work in progress. In addition, a hydrology workshop was held in Montrose in March of 1988, a public meeting was held in Norwood on December 15, 1988, and a demonstration plan workshop was held in Denver in February 1989, The results of the second part of the study are summarized in this report, A public meeting as well as meetings with the SMWCD, the Southwest Water Conservation District, and the three ditch companies were held in Norwood May 24, and 25, 1989, to discuss the results of the study and the final study report. The conclusions and recommendations resulting from those meetings are summarized in Chapter X of this report. Public Information Program An extensive public information program was utilized during the course of the study to inform and to solicit advice from local study participants and the public. Task memorandums were distributed at the completion of each major work task to the officers and directors of the SMWCD and the three ditch companies, as well as local, state and federal agencies which might have an interest in the study, A series of seven newsletters were sent to a mailing list of more than two hundred names including local study participants, ditch company shareholders, local chambers of commerce, local newspapers and all of the individuals and agencies on the task memorandum mailing list. The newsletters were used to inform the public about the study and to announce public meetings. As described above under Study Process, meetings were held at regular intervals with the SMWCD and with representatives of the three ditch companies to review work in progress. All meetings were open to the public, Three public meetings were held at critical decision points in the study process, The public meetings and several of the briefings with the SMWCD and the ditch companies were announced by articles in the San Miguel Basin Forum. A summary of all project meetings is included in Appendix F. Two workshops were held with the leadership of the SMWCD and the three ditch companies for detailed discussions of study area hydrology and the demonstration plan for Alternative 4. The workshops were invaluable to both the local study participants and the CWCS/Boyle 7