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3443 Presently, the City of Colorado Springs' average year demand is 59,300 acre feet. The typical distribution of use by category is as follows: Residential, 54%; Commercial, 18%; Military, 13%; Municipal and other, 15%. In addition to the supply obligations to other systems described above, the City of Aurora presently requires 28,500 acre feet per year, which is split approximately 60%-40% between residential and commercial uses, respectively. (i) Provide A Description And Detailed Engineering Plans And Specifications Of The Proposed Construction Of Structures, Buildings And Improvements Associated With The Project And The Financial, Environmental And Social Impacts Thereof On The Community Or Surrounding Areas Within The Development Area And Source Development Area. The engineering plans and specifications can be found in Attachment 6, referenced in submission requirement (5) (a). Because of the proximity of the project site to Leadville, the impact both financially and socially will occur primarily in Lake County. The economy of Lake County relies to a large extent on mining and mineral extraction. This industry is in a slump at present and many hard-rock miners are unemployed, thereby making available adequately trained labor for the project. Lake County has indicated a sufficient labor force exists as well as adequate schools, police and emergency services to accomodate the anticipated labor work force. Any labor from Red Cliff or Minturn could be limited to bonafide residents of those towns, so as to avoid increasing the population of the town beyond desired levels which in turn would place a strain on social and municipal services. Therefore, minimal adverse financial and social impacts should occur in Eagle County. Colorado Springs and Aurora will provide upgrading of access roads, security and emergency medical services at the project so as to minimize the demand for those services upon Eagle County. Colorado Springs and Aurora expect to require employees to use a shuttle bus service to and from the project to Leadville (and perhaps to Red Cliff) in order to minimize the impact of the employees upon the environment of llomestake Valley and to minimize the socio-economic impacts upon communities in Eagle County. The socio-economic and environmental impacts of the proposed project can be found discussed in detail in the U. S. Forest Service Draft Environ- mental Impact Statement in Chapter 4, pages 4-23 through 4-25. (Attachment 1) (6) Demonstrate The Need For A Major Expansion Of A Domestic Water System. The need for the development of Homestake Phase II can be found in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Chapter 1, and the response to submittal requirement 1 at page one herein. The need for expansion is brought about by population growth in the Cities as well as national security interests in Colorado Springs as they relate to Fort Carson, North American Air Defense Command, and other military installations and the electronics industry, many of whom are prime contractors to the Defense Department. 11