WSP10254

• File Number: 8276.500.10
• Description: Glenwood-Dotsero Springs Unit - Salinity Control Projects- Aquatrain
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 4/1/1983
• Title: Aquatrain - A Joint Venture Federal Government/Colorado River Basin States/Private Industry
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Project Overview

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Section 2.

AQUATRAIN
April 1983

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THE AQUATRAIN PROCESS

Responsibilities and Key Entities

The process being used to make AQUATRAIN a reality is as unique'as the
project itself. An unusual cOmbination of entities have cumulative responsi-
bility. The Federal Government, private industry, and the Colorado River
Basin States are combining talents and resources in AQUATRAIN planning.

A Cooperative Agreement dated November 11, 1982, signed between the Bureau
of Reclamation and Aquatrain, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of W. R.
Grace & Co.) provides for joint investigation of the project. The study
will be conducted within the framework of applicable Federal and State
laws and regulation, as well as executive orders and administrative policies
as they relate to water resources planning and development.

Aquatrain, Inc., has agreed to:

1. Develop procedures for financing the non-Federal share of the project.
Note: It is envisioned that private industry will finance the
construction and the majority of operation and maintenance of the
AQUATRAIN Project. A portion of the savings in commodity transport
costs would pay the cost of salinity control.

2. Assume technology development responsibilities for the saline water
and coal transport system.

3. Seek to broaden participation in the project by including coal
users, transportation interests, and other coal producers.

The principal responsibility of the Federal Government in this investigation
is to represent and protect the public interest. The Depart.ent of the
Interior through the Bureau of Reclamation's Upper Colorado Regional Director
is responsible for: (1) overall project environmental analysis, (2) corridor
selection, and (3) obtaining Federal permits. The Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) will provide support to Reclamation throughout the planning process.
Specifically, BLM will assist in preparation of environmental studies
and rights-of-way identification. Other Federal agencies, including the
Fish and Wildlife Service and the western Area Power Administration, will
provide technical support during various phases of project planning.

The seven Colorado River Basin States, acting through the Colordo River
Basin Salinity Control Forum, have agreed to: (1) pursue needed Federal
legislation, and (2) address related State water rights issues. Members
of the Forum are also taking a lead in identifying procedures and a focal
point for coordination with other affected sectors of State government.

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