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include these projects. Responding to a comment by Jennifer Whitaker of RWSA, Mr. Wagner said he is confident that our current local supply plan will suffice. Mr. Rooker asked if 404 analysis requires analysis of alternatives. Mr. Schwin said yes, the Corps has to select the least damaging alternative. Mr. Lynch asked what is the minimum review time ifRWSA has already reviewed alternatives and feels our selected alternative is the least environmentally damaging. Mr. Schwin said the Corps has to do its own independent review. He said there is a 120 day review window unless an environmental assessment is needed. Mr. Lynch asked about the level of construction plans needed before approval. Mr. Schwin said alternatives will be evaluated on the basis of the impact on wetlands and streams. A representative of DEQ said that in reviewing the concepts so far, raising the Ragged Mountain dam to 13 feet will have less impact than a higher dam. He said the question is what next as raising the dam to 13 feet will only go but so far. An agency representative said they would look at raising the dam but would want to know what other alternatives there are for getting more water and their environmental impacts. Ms. Sally Thomas, member of the Board of Supervisors, said the decision regarding raising the dam 13 feet versus higher will take longer than July. Mr. Lynch asked what it will take to get a community water supply plan approved. He said the community started on the process in 1999 and in 2002 a set of recommendations were approved as well as a rate hike to pay for them. He said this plan involved raising the South Fork Rivanna dam by four feet, repairing the Ragged Mountain dam, rebuilding Mechum's River dam, and maintenance dredging. He said the consultant overestimated the amount of water that could be stored by a four foot bladder. He said if we raise the Ragged Mountain dam to 13 feet it should be adequate. Mr. Stokely said he does not want a piecemeal process. He said it is cleaner to apply for the overall process which includes an environmental study, then apply for the 13 feet dam. Mr. Lynch said he understood there were issues about dredging and asked if we can do the pumping station. Mr. Randy Parker, Chairman of the Albemarle County Service Authority said he thought that plan was abandoned. Mr. Schwin said that only the least damaging alternative is taken into account (including cost, technology and logistics). He said the alternative has to be practicable for the applicant. He said the Corps is obligated to only permit for the least damaging alternative even if it is not the applicant's preferred alternative. Mr. Stokely said that the alternative that is last damaging to wetlands and steams is the most important. Mr. Schwin noted that the EPA has veto authority over the Corps. Mr. Wagner said we are not locked into developing a 50 year plan, and can use a 30 year time period. Mr. Wagner said it seems that the 2002 plan referred to by Mr.