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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />f}!)?'?3f\ <br /> <br />VIII. ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED ACTION <br /> <br />There are a number of alternatives to the proposed construction <br />that have been considered including: <br />1. Do nothing; take no action or do not approve. <br />2. Build a smaller dam at the proposed site. <br />3. Build a larger dam at the proposed site. <br />4. Build alternative reservoirs at different. locations. <br /> <br />Discussions of the above alternatives follow. <br /> <br />A. Do Nothing; Take No Action, or Do Not Approve <br /> <br />If Taylor Draw Dam is not constructed the following will <br />result from such inaction: <br /> <br />1. Continuation of present irrigation practices; that <br />is, direct diversion of water from the river. Those <br />users of irrigation water having junior rights could <br />experience shortages of water and loss of crops during <br />periods of low flow. Also, they will continue to ex- <br />perience the inability to realize the maximum potential <br />productivity from their ranches. Some irrigators pre- <br />sently use water inefficiently by flooding lands with <br />water during periods of plentiful supply in anticipation <br />of shortages in flows in the latter part of the growing <br />season. Such irrigation practices are not efficient <br />use of water. <br /> <br />2. Rangely will continue to secure water by direct diver- <br />sion from the White River, a stream that fluctuates in <br />flow and carries a considerable amount of sediment. The <br /> <br />VIII-l <br />