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<br />~ <br /> <br />Criteria and Standards <br /> <br />A viable alternative must meet four tests: completeness, effec- <br /> <br />tiveness, efficiency, and acceptability. <br /> <br />The current plan is complete in that it provides the facilities and <br /> <br />investment necessary to realize the projected salinity control benefits. <br /> <br />Contracts would be necessary with the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users <br /> <br />Association for continued operation and maintenance of the system. At <br /> <br />the present time no major problems are anticipated in negotiating these <br /> <br />contracts. <br /> <br />The recommended plan is effective since it would reduce the salt <br /> <br />being contributed from project area irrigation by more than 32 percent <br /> <br />plus the amount of reduction which would be obtained from the SCS onfarm <br /> <br />improvement. <br /> <br />The recommended plan is the most efficient of the alternatives <br /> <br />which meet all four viability tests. While comparative appraisal cost <br />estimates for some previously discussed alternatives may be slightly more <br /> <br />cost effective than the recommended plan, these alternatives either do <br /> <br />not meet the acceptability or effectiveness criteria. <br /> <br />The recommended plan has the support of local communities. The <br /> <br />involvement of significant segments of the public in the planning process <br /> <br />is assuring that both legal and institutional constraints, as well as <br /> <br />social concerns, can be accommodated. Throughout the planning process, <br /> <br />local leaders and interested citizens have worked to develop a plan that <br /> <br />is acceptable to the majority of people. <br /> <br />001034 <br /> <br />24 <br />