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<br />- <br />" ' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />co <br />co <br />'. j The first two phases of the development pIan deal with studies that would <br />c' <br />C.: address many of the unresolved issues discussed above. <br />phase I consists of technical and economic feasibility analysis of a <br />Glenwood Springs saline water beneficial use and salt removal demonstra- <br />tion facility which would be located at palisade, Colorado. In addition, <br />phase I would produce documentation required to obtain private financing <br />for construction and operation of a demonstration facility (Phase II). <br />The documentation would include a government agreement to pay unit cost <br />per ton of salt removed during operation of the demonstration facility. <br />The time requirement for phase I would be 4 months, and the total cost is <br /> <br />estimated at $200,000. <br /> <br />The proposed cost to Reclamation would be <br /> <br />$125,000. Westrans would provide the remaining $75,000 as in-kind ser- <br /> <br />vices. However, Westrans reserves conunitment of these services based on <br /> <br />Reclamation and Forum approval of the concept. <br />phase II consists of detailed design, construction, and operation of <br />a Glenwood Springs saline water salt removal demonstration facility lo- <br />cated at Palisade, Colorado. The time requirement for this phase would <br />be two years, and the cost is estimated at $1,800,000. These costs would <br />be borne initially by IBR and DEC, but Reclamation must agree to reim- <br /> <br />burse these entities for salt removal at a rate of $700 per ton of salt <br /> <br /> <br />removed. Salt removal is estimated at 1365 tons a year for 2 years. <br /> <br />Phase III consists of preliminary design and cost estimate for a <br /> <br /> <br />full-scale production salt removal facility (Phase IV) located at Pal i- <br /> <br />sade. This phase would last 1 year and would have an estimated cost of <br /> <br /> <br />$1,500,000 (which does not include either time or funding for required <br /> <br />NEPA compliance). During this phase, additional documentation would be <br /> <br /> <br />produced which would be used to obtain the remaining financing required <br /> <br />by financial institutions and private investors for a full-scale produc- <br /> <br />tion facility. The proposed basis of financing would be government <br /> <br />4 <br />