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<br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />- 48 -' <br /> <br />'-' <br /> <br />IV. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES <br /> <br />'- <br /> <br />Socioeconomic issues aside, there are other impor- <br /> <br /> <br />tant reasons for locating the plant at Rangely. As we <br /> <br /> <br />discuss below, the Rangely alternative is both environ- <br /> <br /> <br />mentally and economically preferable. Comparisons be- <br /> <br /> <br />tween the Rangely and Bonanza locations center not only <br /> <br /> <br />on socioeconomic considerations but also on water, air, <br /> <br /> <br />and economic factors. The fOllowing analysis states our <br /> <br /> <br />concerns and positions on these issues. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />/ <br /> <br />A. Water <br /> <br /> <br />REA's professed reason for preferring the Bonanza <br /> <br /> <br />site is that the Rangely site cannot provide Deseret <br /> <br /> <br />with a reliable water supply within the development time- <br /> <br /> <br />tables proposed by Deseret. DEIS at 128. Since REA <br /> <br /> <br />places such emphasis on this issue, we believe the mat- <br /> <br /> <br />ter deserves careful scrutiny. <br /> <br /> <br />At the outset, we note that BLM reaches a con- <br /> <br /> <br />trary conclusion. The DEIS states that BLM finds the <br /> <br /> <br />Rangely site viable. DEIS at 124. For a site to be <br /> <br /> <br />viable, a firm, reliable, and dependable water supply <br /> <br /> <br />must be available. Moreover, the water supply must be <br /> <br />'- <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />0384 <br />