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<br />5,b, Preliminary work has indicated that agreements will be necessary with BOR <br />for use of Project facilities and with other water users in the project area to <br />purchase or lease (long tenn) water to use in conjunction with additional storage, <br />These agreements, if not finalized during the, feasibility study, must be developed <br />to a point that completion is imminent The agreements might be with parties to <br />provide water and/or existing facilities and with parties that would be purchasing <br />'the water supplies, If expenditures are required by the District to, secure these <br />agreements, those expenditures shan be included as part of the financial plan <br />developed with the CWCB, <br /> <br />5.c. Environmental documentation and permitting applications will be prepared <br />during the feasibility study for the selected plan, so that the pennit applications can <br />be provided to the appropriate agencies at the completion of the feasibility study, <br />The environmental analysis win require field work to identify wetlands, <br />endangered species habitat, and other critical issues, An analysis of the potential <br />impact, if any, on the recreation below McPhee Dam will be prepared, <br /> <br />5,d, A financial plan will be developed that describes the financing and repayment <br />of the development costs. The package will identify and evaluate the funding <br />sources such as a loan for construction from the CWCB, funding for the <br />, wildlifeJinstream flow, funds from irrigators, and other water user repayment The <br />financial package is expected to be complex with many components, <br /> <br />Step 6 - Preparation of the Final Report <br /> <br />The final task will be to prepare a report describing the selected plan, The report will <br />follow CWCB Construction Fund Guidelines and will be presented to funding entities as <br />support for the funding request The report will have maps, charts, extensive narrative, and <br />appendices to describe the preferred plan and the process to select the plan. The report will <br />be prepared initially.as a draft for review by involved parties, then finalized after the <br />review then submitted to the CWCB for final approval. <br /> <br />Page 7 12/30/98 f;uohn\memo\WETP ACK SCOPE OF WORK,doc <br />