The Dalles City Council has decided to move ahead with using Forest Service contractors to do additional analysis of the City’s application for a permit to replace the Dog River pipeline in the Mount Hood National Forest.  Comments during the public scoping process for the permit resulted in a request for a flow analysis and further study of the potential impact to endangered and threatened species.  City Public Works Director Dave Anderson told the Council using contractors that have already gone through the Forest Service selection process can deliver a faster and better product that will be more defensible if it is challenged.  He says the goal is to avoid running up a large bill while going through the permitting process.  Cost estimates for the analysis range from 45 to 90 thousand dollars.  Councilors approved moving ahead by consensus.