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<br /> €)1~1 <br /> b) Economic: On farm/off farm effects of current agricultural production <br />. under the Ft. Lyon Canal should be assessed. <br /> define the appropriate area of economic influence for further <br /> evaluation <br /> determine the significance of production under the Ft. Lyon Canal <br /> to local, regional, and statewide economies <br /> agricultural/non agricultural; determine and estimate in dollars the <br /> interrelationship between crop production, other agri-business and <br /> remaining local economy <br /> estimate the investment in agriculture including crop land inventory <br /> and related equipment <br /> describe total employment by sectors in appropriate area <br /> examine local government budgets and tax base, and current tax <br /> burdens <br /> describe general or specific trends indicated by analysis <br />. c) Environment. Describe in general terms the existing environment that <br /> is directly dependent on, and likely to be impacted by changes to, the <br /> operation of the Ft. Lyon Canal. <br /> d) Ft Lyon Water User Survey - as appropriate or necessary, a survey of <br /> Ft. Lyon water users or others in the service area might be conducted <br /> to assess various factors related to water transfers. <br /> Task 4 - Description and Evaluation of Alternatives <br /> (35%) <br /> The following alternatives and others. which may be developed by the <br /> consultant in cooperation with the CWCB staff, should be described and <br /> screened against a baseline to be established in general detail sufficient to <br /> determine whether they represent a viable alternative to traditional transfer <br /> methods. <br /> a) Evaluation shall include: <br /> 1. Whether and how the alternative can be structured to provide an <br /> improved method(s) of using water available to the Ft. Lyon Canal Co. <br />. 10 <br />", <br /> <br />h <br />