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<br />oil-shale industry. Since most of the development work has been <br />done near the town of Rifle. only 42 miles from the Dotsero fower- <br />plant, this is the most likely location for the first oil-shale city. <br />Good, clear water will be needed for both industrial and municipal <br />use. It is possible that this need will begin to develop before the <br />Sweetwater Project is ready to deliver water. There is little doubt <br />that all the stored and imported water of the Sweetwater Project. <br />some 129,000 acre-feet annually, could eventually be sold after <br />being used for generation of power. As municipal and industrial <br />water requirements would be continuous throughout the year, de- <br />livery could be planned and would not interfere with the product~on <br />of power. <br /> <br />A valley pipeline, 42 miles long, would be required to deliver the <br />water to the new city. Clear. delivered water for municipal and <br />industrial pur"poses should be quite valuable. making construction <br />of a pipeline a profitable addition to the project in this case. <br /> <br />..... ..... * 'l~ * <br /> <br />2117 <br /> <br />BENEFITS TO THE PROJECT AREA <br /> <br />The following benefits are important and should be of interest to <br />people in the project area: <br /> <br />1. The project would help satisfy a growing need in the region <br />for additional power and services providing clear 'Hater. <br /> <br />2. The purchasers of the resultant wholesale power would benefit <br />by this addition to their power supply. <br /> <br />3. 'The two counties involved, Eagle and Garfield, would have 15 <br />newall-year jobs established on a permanent basis and sev- <br />eral summer maintenance jobs. <br /> <br />4. Construction work would provide over a hundred jobs and <br />bring additional purchasing power to the area for a 3-year <br />period. <br /> <br />5. Eagle and Garfield Counties would receive a substantial annual <br />increase in property taxes. <br /> <br />6. The State of Colorado and the Federal Government would re- <br />ceive a substantial increase in income taxes. <br /> <br />7. IVleadows Reservoir and the enlarged Sweetwater Lake will <br />provide excellent fishing and recreational facilities. <br /> <br />......,..,....* ***** <br /> <br />19 <br />