WSP01521

• File Number: 8443.400
• Description: Narrows Unit Reports
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 6/15/1974
• Author: US DOL BOR
• Title: Draft Social Assessment of the Proposed Narrows Unit and Alternatives Thereto
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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in the Hardin valley flood pool area there is no school system;
students are already enrolled in a school system not itself in
the flood pool. The first part of the analyses generally in-
volved what would happen in the flood pool areas per se in light
of existing services, facilities, attitudes, etc. The second
~art of this analysis in turn entailed examining each of the
five other geographic areas to determine what if any impacts
were likely. As an illustration, the develpoment of recreation
activities in connection with the reservoir at either site
would affect consumers in different ways depending upon where
they lived. The Narrows site is within a one to two hour
commuting time via 80S from Denver; it is also viewed very
favorably by local residents for their own use. Hardin. though
somewhat closer to Denver, is presently less accessible because

of the less developed highway network in the vicinity. A

Hardin site reservoir would be therefore less easily visited

both by Denverites and by residents of the Brush and Sterling

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area.

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In summary, pooling the data from all sources available
for each of the modules, forecasts were developed for 23 separate

considerations under seven topic areas, according to types of

impacts associated with each alternative and geographic area of
impact.

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Once all three scenarios had been considered, a final

section entitled Summary and Conclusion was completed. The
analysis here was. in part, a matter of judgment. Based upon

the materials collected and analyzed. the research staff made

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