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<br />Environmental Standards <br /> <br />Certain environmental standards stipulate that ambient conditions are not <br />to be changed, Screening the various energy-development proposals with envI- <br />ronmental models wi 11 retain those proposals which satisfy the various minimum <br />environmental standards. The remaining proposals will be analyzed with more <br />stringent environmental standards In order to evaluate the various implica- <br />tionsof possible changes In standards, <br /> <br />Conflict Resolution <br /> <br />Conflict resolution is the study of public decision-making processes <br />wherein special-Interest group.s have different objectives. It is a growin9 <br />research topic in the water-resources and environmental fields, Conflict- <br />resolution analysis will be used.to provide information on the distribution of <br />economic and environmental effects of each of the alternative proposals, <br /> <br />Interrelated Policy Implications <br /> <br />The .resu1ts.of the many proposals Investigated in terms of their econom- <br />ic, environmenta'l".energy, and .water-related variables wi 11 provide a bas is <br />fordemonstrating.possible interactions among these variables. By fixing <br />minimum leve'ls on all output measures except two, appl ication of a technique <br />called "parametric analysIs" can show the discrete interactions between the <br />twova,riables and the implications of stressIng one specIal set of output <br />measures, <br /> <br />INFORMATION PRODUCTS <br /> <br />Although invaluable experiences are gained in carrying out a comprehen- <br />,sive river-basin .assessment, benefits of these experiences are more likely <br />6s,sured by thoroughly docl\menting the study approaches, .assessment methodol- <br />ogies,and study results. A balance needs to be maintained between describing <br />the basin-specific study results ,and general ized procedu'res having transfer <br />va 1 ue :to other bas in asses.sments, <br /> <br />Report 5 <br /> <br />In addition to the basin-description, problem-identification report (to <br />be comp leted as the first .study phase about May 1976) ,a.comprehens i ve report <br />Is planned describing results of the Phase-II work tasks (see table 2, p. 21), <br />The comprehensive report will be written ,to be understandable by an audience <br />cons isting of basTn planners and managers, and the general publ ic, This re- <br />,port will be a joint undertaking, with primary responsibil ity by the project <br />staff in Lakewood, Colo., and s.elected input by members ,of the systems-analy- <br />s is group in Reston, Va. Other contdbutors to the report might Include the <br />Colorado State Engineer's office staff ana the U,S. Envlronmental Protection <br />Agency's Region VIII Survei llance and Analysis Divislon,iand Water Planning <br />Office staff. Direct recognition of all contributions to the report will be <br /> <br />28 <br />