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<br />00:939 <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION OF ALTERNATIVE PLANS <br /> <br />The Water Resources Council requires that wild and scenic river studies <br />plan for two major objectives. These national objectives or goals are <br />an increase in output or production efficiency, leading; to improved <br />National Economic Development (NED), and preservation or enhancement <br />of Environmental Quality (EQ). <br /> <br />Normally, there are many ways to contribute to the NED and EQ objectives. <br />The ways in which contributions can be made are called components of <br />the objectives. Components identified in the Yampa-Green Wild and <br />Scenic Rivers Study are as follows: <br /> <br />National Economic Development Components (increase in output or efficiency) <br /> <br />_ Production of hydro-power <br />_ Water supply (municipal, industrial, and agricultural) <br />_ Recreation services and uses, including hunting and fishing <br /> <br />Environmental Quality Components (Preservation or enhancement) <br /> <br />_ Preserve free-flowing stream <br />_ Preserve or enhance stream fishery resource <br />_ Preaerve water quality <br />_ Preserve scenic and geologic values <br />_ Preserve or enhance rare and endangered species <br />_ Preserve or enhance naturally occurring vegetation and wildlife. <br /> <br />In many cases, full satisfaction of one cQmponent or set of components <br />cannot be accomplished without precluding full satisfaction of other <br />components. Components which can be fully satisfied are placed into <br />sets of components as long as anyone component does not preclude full <br />satisfaction of any other component in that particular set. A set of <br />mutually compatible components is called an alternative plan. <br /> <br />Different alternative plans are generated to satisfy different sets of <br />mutually incompatible components. Alternative plans are also generated <br />which represent compromises between mutually incompatible sets of <br />components. <br /> <br />After the alternative plans have been generated, their beneficial and <br />adverse effects must be measured. Beneficial and adverse effects are <br />measured in a system of four accounts'.. The four accounts within which <br />, the beneficial and adverse effects are measured are National Economic <br />Development, Regional Development, Social Well-Being, and Environmental. <br />Quality. <br /> <br />3 <br />