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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />o <br />.-::.. <br />~ <br />en <br /> <br />CHAPTER I <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />Aquatrain Project <br /> <br />The Aquatrain Project is being investigated as a joint venture be- <br /> <br />tween Reclamation and Aquatrain, Incorporated, a private industry. The <br /> <br />project would divert saline water, including some from the Big Sandy <br /> <br />River, to a pipeline that would alternately transport a coal/liquid car- <br /> <br />bon dioxide slurry and saline water, the latter to be used as cooling <br /> <br />water for powerplants on the west coast. Another alternative calls for <br /> <br />two pipelines--one for carbon dioxide and one for saline water. The <br /> <br />Aquatrain Project may provide a cost-effective salinity control method <br /> <br />for the Colorado River while <br /> <br />providing an economically competitive <br /> <br />method of transporting coal from northwestern Colorado, eastern Utah, <br /> <br />and southwestern Wyoming to domestic and potential export markets. <br /> <br />On November 2, 1982, Aquatrain, Inc., and Reclamation signed a <br /> <br />Cooperative Agreement to study the aquatrain concept and its various <br /> <br />applications. <br /> <br />As stated in the agreement, both "agree in principle to <br /> <br />jointly conducting the aquatrain project studies" to determine the <br /> <br />overall viability of the concept. <br /> <br />Both entities have been actively <br /> <br />seeking others to join with them to undertake the design, construction, <br /> <br />and financing of the project. <br /> <br />The seven States of the Colorado River Basin, acting through the <br /> <br />Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum, have agreed to pursue <br /> <br />legislation and have agreed to consult on State permits and water rights <br /> <br />issues on a case-by-base basis. <br /> <br />19 <br />