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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CHAPTER V <br />PLAN FORMULATION <br /> <br />Plan formulation for the McElmo Creek Unit of the Colorado River <br /> <br />Water Duality Improvement Program is being conducted according to Water <br /> <br />Resources Council's Principles and Standards for Water and Related Land <br /> <br />Resource Planning (Principles and Standards). Under this process the <br /> <br />problems and needs of the area to be affected are first identified and <br /> <br />the capability of the available resources to meet these problems and <br /> <br />needs are evaluated. This evaluation of needs and resources provides the <br /> <br />basis for determining planning elements which should be considered in the <br /> <br />formulation of alternative plans. <br /> <br />Next, alternative plans for meeting the objectives of the study <br /> <br />are formulated and evaluated on an appraisal level to determine if <br /> <br />they meet four tests listed in the Principles and Standards to identify <br /> <br />viable plans. These four tests include completeness, effectiveness, <br /> <br />efficiency, and acceptability. Briefly, the four tests can be defined as <br /> <br />follows: (1) completeness is the extent to which an alternative plan <br /> <br />provides and accounts for necessary investments or other actions to <br /> <br />ensure the realization of the planned effects; (2) effectiveness is the <br /> <br />extent to which an alternative alleviates the specified problem and <br /> <br />achieves the desired results; (3) efficiency is the extent to which an <br /> <br />alternative is cost effective; and (4) acceptability is the workability <br /> <br />and viability of the alternative in respect to acceptance by the public <br /> <br />and adherence to existing laws and regulations. <br /> <br />001491 <br /> <br />17 <br />