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<br />'. <br /> <br />U U'll n 3 <br /> <br />5, Impcrtation cf Water freD Other States - Severa] proposals have been <br />made fcr importation of water frem other areas-~~ost notably the ~lisscuri River. <br />Among these are the Exxon proposal to divert l'later fCT the er:ergy development <br />~ needs of \~D7Qng and western Colorado and the ~igh ?lain8-0ge~lala Aquifer propcsal <br />to supplement declining water levels in the Ogallala P,quifer, Either project <br />could prc'Jide municip2~ I'iater. <br /> <br />ASSESS'~~ OF EFFECTS <br /> <br />The envircrmental effects of each cf the alternatives I'Jill be addressed in <br />the systE.'Yr...'ide EIS. The emphasis I'Jill be cn c\IDulati'Je effects but it l.Jill be <br />necessary to address some site-specific impacts as '/Iell, Scr.;e e..xamples of c\IDula- <br />tive effects ,mich are e..xpected to be of concern include: <br /> <br />1. Gro,~h projections: <br />a. Demographics <br />b. Industry and commerce <br /> <br />2. Effects of l'iater availability on gro,~h: <br />a. Does water supply encourage grcv~h? <br />b. Enough 'IIater for the e;rowth on the East Slcpe and the \'lest Slope? <br />c. Air polluticn and gro,~h (quality of life) <br />d. Effect on eccnon~ of the Denver metrcpolitan area <br /> <br />3, Effect of conservation: <br />a. Lifestyle <br />b . Econany <br />c. Techniques available <br /> <br />4, Effect of water development projects on streams in the basin of develop- <br />ment and on the Colorado River: <br /> <br /> a. Alternative uses <br /> b. Water rights <br /> c. Salinity/water quality <br />+ d. Wastewater treatment <br /> e. Reservoir eutrophication/recreaticn <br /> f. Threatened and endangered species <br /> g. Historic and archeological rescurces <br /> <br />7 <br />