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2333 csu TecMlcal and Envlronmenlal Sludles Proposal , will be suggested, :\t tIuS time, no extensive tidd surveys of wildlife habitat are included. 3.5 Environmental Studies Technical Report. The tvfW / B V team will prepare a technical report documenting the findings of the en vironmental s rudies, and recommending future srudies necessary to assess environmental impacts of the storage alternatives, , i I I I: Task 3 - Products . Technical memoranda for wetlands, threatened and endangered species, fisheries, and wildlife habitat . Draft and Final Environmental Srudies Technical Report Task 4 . Cultural Studies Technical Report Cultural srudies will be performed at the five existing or proposed reservoir locations, three of which may be enlarged (pueblo Reservoir, Turquoise Lake and Lake Meredith), one with no physical changes planned but with changes in operation planned (Twin Lakes), and one new reservoir site (Williams Creek Reservoir). Four tasks will be completed for this phase of the project: familiarization with the project areas, searches of the site files of state and federal agencies, production of a tepon, and production of culrural resource maps, 4.1 Project Familiarization. Becoming familiar with the five project alternatives and their associated facilities will involve visits to each reservoir location, Available literarure concerning proposed activities at each locale will be studied. 4.2 File Searches. Searches of the site files of state agencies (Colorado Historical Society) and federal agencies (U.S. Forest Service- Leadville and Pueblo, Bureau of Reclamation- Denver and Loveland; and Bureau of Land Management-Canon City) will be made to identify recorded culrura! resources within project area boundaries, Site derails, including G>~ site type, location, and assessed eligibility for inclusion on the :--lational Register of Historic Places, will be gathered. Data on location and type of culrural resource investigations conducted within the locales of the various project altematives will be recorded. When appropriate, copies will be made of the culrural resource reports relating to these projects. 4.3 Mapping. Maps will be prepared on a USGS base showing the overlap of previously conducted studies with the project alternatives and the locations of historic and prehistoric sites within each srudy area. 4.4 Technical Report. A report detailing the results of the investigations will be prepared. The report will describe the methods used for the work; present a swnmary of the prehistory and history of the regions included in the srudy; and provide a swnmary of the file search results and tables describing the recorded cultural reSOUIees within each project alternative. Finally, the previously conducted work will be assessed so that recommendations can be made concerning the types and extent of cultural resources work required to complete the environmental permitting process. Task 4 - Products . Culrural site maps using USGS-based maps . Draft and Final Cultural Studies Technical Report Task 5 - Socioeconomic Studies Technical Report For each of the five project alternatives, at least four types of socioeconomic impacts will be explored and analyzed: recreation impacts, agriculrural impacts, visual resource impacts, and construction impacts. Analytical techniques will include: 1) a teview of existing reports and other literature on the locality to identify past socioeconomic conditions and trends; 2) field visits to the localities and interviews with persons 10