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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br />W <br />N <br /> <br />state. The salinity control efforts in four of these units <br /> <br />deal with measures to reduce seepage from irrigation canals <br />and laterals, thus,reducinq salt contributions to the river, <br /> <br />one unit involves control of saline flows from springs and <br /> <br /> <br />ground water see~s an~ the last unit involves the use and <br /> <br />dis90sa1 of saline waters by industry. Once authorized by <br />the Congress, the Department of the Interior should be <br /> <br />prepared to expeditiously seek appropriations and implement <br />the construction of these units. <br /> <br />Of Darticular interest to the Council is the program for <br />saline water use and disposal opportunities. The Council is <br /> <br />pleased that emphasis has been place1 on the beneficial use <br />of brackish and saline water by in1ustr ial users. The <br /> <br />pro~sed legislation provides for measures to demonstrate or <br /> <br />verify saline water use technology and to beneficially use <br /> <br />and dispose of saline waters. These activities are to be <br />conducted as joint ventures with cu,rrent and future indus- <br />trial water users. <br /> <br />Aquatrain, a saline water-coal transportation system <br /> <br />pro1?osed qy N. R. Grace and Co., evolved during the study of <br /> <br />the "Saline ~07ater Use and Disposal Opportunities Unit". On <br /> <br />JUly 1, 1982, Reclamation established the Saline Water <br /> <br />Transport and Use Office in Denver, Colorado, to be the <br /> <br />federal focus for Aquatrain studies. <br /> <br />Under current <br /> <br />$chedules, assuming appr.opriate authority and funding, the <br /> <br />studies are expected to be completed by midyear 1985. This <br /> <br />-7- <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />1,;,.;::1 <br />