WSP11067

• File Number: 8273.100
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control - Federal Agencies - Bureau of Reclamation
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 9/1/1981
• Author: BOR
• Title: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Improvement Project - Saline Water Use and Disposal Opportunities - Special Report September 1981
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Table 3. - Public participation groups

Contacts

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Department of Energy
Colorado River Basin Salinity
Control Advisory Council and
Forum
Western Area Power Administration

Environmental Protection Agency

Energy Development Interests -
Electric Power Research
Institute and WEST Associates
Office of Water Research and
Technology and Utah State
University
Environmental Interests -
Environmental Defense Fund,
Trout Unlimited, and National
Wildlife Federation

Expertise

Identify fish, wildlife, and
environmental concerns
Energy development sites
Legal and institutional concerns
and potential resolution

Siting of future coal-fired
powerplants
Water and energy policy and
program implementation
Use of water for powerplant
cooling and coal slurry
pipelines
Research studies on use of
saline waters

Environmental impacts

On July 1, 1981, in Las Vegas, the public was given the opportunity to
comment on the draft special report. Many comments were received and
considered in preparing the final special report. Letters of support and
indications of interest in participating were received and are appended to
the main report.

Alternative Plans and Evaluation Basis

The alternatives selected for preliminary study exemplify a range of
options based on public input and judgment of the Bureau of Reclamation
planning team. The alternatives arrayed a range of options covering some
of the technical possibilities as well as bracketing system costs and
relative cost-effectiveness. The alternatives were grouped into two major
categories: local use for energy development and long distance transport
for use and/or disposal. No attempt was made to optimize systems or
components of plans because of their preliminary status. The alterna-
tives were developed to provide relative cost-effective comparisons with
current structural control measures.

Study was made of the local use by linking saline sources with nearby (less
than 100-mile delivery) powerplants for cooling water supply. Detailed
analysis was made for three specific sites, and another seven sites were
studied in less detail to present a more complete range of site sensitivity
costs and total local use potential.

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