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The lead agencies have attempted throughout the SOR to keep the public informed 

 about and involved in the process. Fourteen public scoping meetings were held in 1990. 

 A series of public round tables were conducted in November 1991 to provide an update 

 on the status of SOR studies. The lead agencies went back to most of those communities 

 in 1992 with ten initial operating strategies developed from the screening process. From 

 those meetings and other consultation, several SOS alternatives (with options) were 

 developed and subjected to full-scale analysis. The Draft EIS and appendices document 

 the methodologies and results for the impact analysis of the proposed actions. The 

 agencies will again provide opportunities for the public to comment on the Draft EIS. 



Regular newsletters on the progress of the SOR have been issued. Since 1990, 



issues of Streamline have been sent to individuals, agencies, organizations, and tribes in 

 the region on a mailing list of over 5,000. Several major publications explaining various 

 aspects of the study have also been prepared and mailed to those on the mailing list. 

 Those include: 



The Columbia River: A System Under Stress The Columbia River System: The Inside 

 Story Screening Analysis: A Summary Screening Analysis, Volumes 1 and 2Power 

 System Coordination: A Guide to the Pacific Northwest Coordination Agreement 

 Modeling the System: How Computers are Used in Columbia River Planning 



Copies of these documents, the Draft EIS, and other appendices can be obtained from 

 any of the lead agencies, or from libraries in your area. 



[Note: Authors of the PNCA, CEAA, and Fonmi appendices will modify this preface as 

 necessary, primarily by substituting the appropriate set of alternatives for the SOS 

 alternatives.] 



(Add list of co-lead agencies and their mcdling addresses for SOR materials.] 



September 15, 1993 



