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<br />SCOPING REPORT
<br />GUNNISON RIVER CONTRACT
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<br />CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION . . , . . , . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . , , , , . . . , , . . .. I
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<br />A. Background , , , . . , , . . . . . , , , , , , , . , , , ". , , , . . . . , . . . , . . .. I
<br />B. Historic Operation of the Aspinall Unit . . . . . , . . . . , , , . , , , . . , , . .. 2
<br />C, Proposed Project, . . , . , , . . . . , , . , . , . . , . , , . , , , , ' . . . , , ' . " 4
<br />D. Goals of the Proposed Contract, . . . , . , , , . , , . . . . . , , , , , ' , , , . " 4
<br />E. Lead and Cooperating Agencies ,..,..,....,...."",..,,'" 5
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<br />CHAPTER 2, INITIAL SCOPING PROCESS .. . . . . , . . . , . . , , , , , , , , , , , ,. 6
<br />A, Purpose of Scoping . , , , . . . . . , , . . . , . . . . . . , , , , , , , , . . . . , ., 6
<br />B. Initiallnfonnational and Scoping Meetings ""..."....""..., 6
<br />C, Letters of Comment, , , . . . . , . . . . , . , , , . , ' , ' . . . . . . , , , , . , ,. 7
<br />D, Analysis of Comments , , . . . . . , ' , , , , . , , , , , , ' . , , ' . . . , , , , " 8
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<br />E, Newsletter, , , , , . . . . , , , , . , , , , , . . , , , . . . . , , , , , , , , ' , . . ,. 8
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<br />CHAPTER 3. SCOPE OF NEPA ANALYSIS, . , , . , , , , . , , . , , . , , , , ' , , ' " 9
<br />Preliminary Outline for a NEPA Document . . , , , , . . , . . . , , , , , , , , ' . ., 9
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<br />CHAPTER 4, SCOPE OF ISSUES AND CONCERNS . . . . . . ' . , , . . . . . , , , . " II
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<br />I. INTRODUCTION ...,."....."."" II
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<br />A. Background . . . , , , , . , . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , . , , , , , . , , , , , . II
<br />Item I. Historic/Current Operation of the Aspinall Unit . , . , , , ,. II
<br />Item 2. Aspinall Unit Purposes . . . . . . , , . , , , , , . , , , , . ' , . 13
<br />Item 3. Black Canyon and Curecanti Purposes and Resources .'" 14
<br />Item 4. Gunnison Gorge Resources .,.,.""",..."". 15
<br />Item 5, Colorado's Interests . . , , . . , . . , . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . ]6
<br />Item 6, Endangered Fish . . . . , . . . , , . , . . . . . . . . . , , , . . . 17
<br />B. Need for and Purpose of Action ."",."".,.......".,.',. 18
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<br />D, ALTERNATIVES """"..",.."" 18
<br />A. Fonnulation of Alternatives , , , , . . . , . . . . . . . , . . . . , , , . , . . , , . , 18
<br />Item 7. Compatibility with Federal and State Laws . , , , , , . , . .. 18
<br />Item 8. Accountability: Meet and Balance Goals , . . . , , . . . , , , 20
<br />Item 9. Release Priorities, Quantities, and Patterns . , , , . , . . . . , 20
<br />Item 10. Colorado's Compact Entitlement ."..,......,.,.. 21
<br />B. Alternatives Considered ",.,.......",...,.........,..., 22
<br />Item I L Alternatives to Consider """"""""""" 22
<br />C, Comparative Analysis, , . , . , , , . . . . , . , , , . , , , , , . , , . , , , , , , , , 24
<br />Item 12. Evaluation CriterialMethods . . . , . . , . , , , . , , , . . . . , 24
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