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W --J o N WSCC is not now projecting any replacement in the southern California coastal plain. additional coal demands of 50 million tons of petroleum-fired powerplants If such a po 1 icy were adopted, could occur. Public Involvement A primary function of the public involvement process was to identify water-related problems and needs. These were verified by a planning team, and plans were formulated to meet those needs to the extent possible. A plan of study was released in May 1980 for comment by the seven Basin States, Federal agencies, the environmental community, and energy develop- ment companies. Overall, the responses and comments were generally suppor- tive and positive. Four formal ,public participation group meetings were conducted, as well as several $eparate meetings with representatives of the environmental community, ~tilities, coal interests, and railroads as the study concepts evolved. As a result of the public participation meetings, the concepts suggested have been incorporated into the study effort and are reflected in the final report. The public participation groups shown in table 3 provided review and consultation as the study progressed. The Forum adopted a policy statement indicating that to implement the concept of using saline waters the Basin States support Reclamation's special study of saline water collection, pretreatment, and potential industrial use. Energy interests supported the concept of saline water use for powerplant cooling and coal slurry pipelines but added that technology must be proven and that financial incentives ~ere needed. The environmental community suggested that further consideration be given to pipeline systems to transport coal out of the Basin; someiinterest was indicated in disposing of saline water in dry lakes for P9ssible use in solar salt gradient ponds for power generation and desalting. 5 ',i ;~.:. .,~t . 1lL, ;,., ,'Ai ~ ~,,' ,k;~;",~j lL '" ~';", ~ "