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. . Contacts will be made with knowledgeable communications utilities experts to evaluate the potential for using the pipeline trepch for laying a fiber optic cable. Other cost-sharing opportunities (gas pipelines, electrical transmission cables, etc.) also will be identified and evaluated during Task 3.0. The Study Team will identify order-of-magnitude capital and operating costs for the pipeline to focus the financing assessment in Phase II. During Phase I, an abbreviated examination will be made of the magnitude of benefits and beneficiaries, revenue raising mechanisms, and types of funding avenues that will be pursued in the study. A description and costs of the "no-action" alternative will be developed as a baseline against which alternatives can be compared. The no-action alternative would involve continuing with current practices and dealing with increasingly expensive water treatment processes. Alternatives will be compared based primarily on cost, but with consideration of potential institutional, regulatory, and financial constraints. Phase II Task 4.0 - Mapping USGS I :24,000 scale topographic mapping, supplemented with recent aerial photos available through NRCS, will be adequate for Phase 1. USGS Digital Line Graph Data (in GIS fonnat) will provide additional infonnation and is readily available for use in Phase I as well. For Phase II, we intend to use available aerial photos from NRCS to assist in the alignment for feasibility review. Task 5.0 - Reconnaissance Alignment work completed in Phase I will be based primarily on existing maps and aerial photography, with limited field verification. Task 5.0 will involve field reconnaissance by a small team of specialists to finalize the selected alignment, based on hydraulic, environmental, geologic, land use, and related factors. This reconnaissance will help to provide better cost estimates because avoiding rock excavation, wetlands, geologic hazards, and sensitive species will reduce costs and avoid pennitting delays. The Task 5.0 work will involve an initial evaluation of these issues; however, further evaluation will likely be required during the design phase. Task 6.0 - Phase II Feasibility-Level Designs After the basic alignment is finalized in Task 5.0, our Study Team will complete the Phase II designs of the key project features using the data base available. The designs will be completed to a level of detail sufficient to support development of budget ranges for project implementation and the economic and financial analyses typically completed for CWCB-supported feasibility studies. Work products will include: . Feasibility-level design criteria for basic design and operational issues requirements Pipeline alignment drawings in 11 x 17 inch fonnat General requirements for: o Pipe and trench for up to four typical installations o Stream and road crossings . . II GEl Consultants, Inc. 3