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<br />" <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />N <br />"l <br />N <br />00 <br /> <br />potential in the San Juan River Unit and prepare a planning <br />report and environmental impact statement. <br /> <br />Saline Water Use and Disposal Opportunities Unit. The <br /> <br />Council is encouraged by the e~forts being made in the area <br /> <br />of saline water use, particularly the test program at <br />Southern 'California Edison Company's Etiwanda Power Plant. <br />This is a good example of cooperative cost-sharing efforts <br />, <br /> <br />between federal and state government and utilities, and <br /> <br />private industry. Field tests at the Etiwanda Power Plant <br /> <br />based on using water of a quality similar to that of Palo <br />Verde irrigated drainage have demonstrated the feasibility <br /> <br />of ion exchange systems for softening saline water in the <br /> <br />powerplant cooling cycle. The successful test program was. <br /> <br />closely monitored by Southern California Edison, Pacific <br /> <br />Gas and Electric, and the State of California. The Council <br /> <br />is concerned that Reclamation could not reach agreement <br /> <br />with the other participants to extend the test program at <br /> <br />Etiwanda to include testing of saline water similar to that <br /> <br />of Lower Virgin River water which is proposed for use at <br /> <br /> <br />the Harry Allen Powerplant. The pilot test equipment is <br /> <br />being removed from the Etiwanda Power Plant to be relocated <br /> <br />at another site. The Council urges Reclamation to work out <br /> <br />a cooperative effort with Nevada Power Company and others <br /> <br /> <br />to test ion exchange softening using Lower Virgin water. <br /> <br />Other. The Council continues to support the update of <br /> <br />economic impacts of salinity on the Basin water users. <br /> <br />-9- <br />