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<br />0332 <br /> <br />Narrows Site Flood Pool (Weldona, Goodrich and Orchard) <br /> <br /> <br />Fort Morgan and Wiggins, Surrounding Areas <br /> <br />Sterling, Brush, and Narrows Downstream <br /> <br />It should be noted that the hinterlands are included <br /> <br />where relevant, and the entire "impact area" (exclusive of <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Denver) is approximately 900 square miles. <br /> <br />1.3.3 Definition of the Studies of "Present" vs. <br />"Future" Conditions <br /> <br />It is important to recognize that various trends and <br /> <br />changes will be taking place in the Platte Valley area, ir- <br /> <br />respective of any decision made concerning water resources. <br /> <br />It cannot be assumed that everything will remain the same in <br /> <br />the absence of any project. <br /> <br />For this reason, when considering <br /> <br />the social impacts of different alternatives, one is not <br /> <br />comparing the presence of the Narrows Project to the Hardin <br /> <br />Project to Without Project with the assumption that Without <br /> <br />Project is equivalent to the present condition. <br /> <br />Rather, we <br /> <br />have defined the condition of Without Project to mean what <br /> <br />the area is likely to be like in the short and long term <br /> <br />future. <br /> <br />Therefore, any comparison made between either of the <br /> <br />Project Alternatives and the Without Project situation for a <br /> <br />specific variable is made for a comparable time in the future. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />21 <br />