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<br />r" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ '1' <br /><..,j" 5.0 SUBTEAM: TECHNICAL/ENGINEERING (Johnson) <br /> <br />...-I <br />c.) <br />c. <br /> <br />5.1 JANUARY EVENTS <br /> <br />Clinton spoke to the Professional Engineers of Colorado <br />on January 27. <br /> <br />On January 31, Legal met with the President of Mid-Continent <br />Oil to discuss possible cooperation in transporting recently <br />discovered CO2 reserves in Garfield County, Utah. A meeting <br />was also held with Prima on CO2 sources. <br /> <br />The last day of January was also the last working day before <br />retirement for subteam leader Cass Legal. Bart Johnson, <br />Executive Vice President of Aquatrain, Inc;, will assume <br />the role of subteam leader. <br /> <br />Efforts were focused on defining various projects which <br />might be pursued in connection with AQUATRAIN, and proposed <br />schedules and estimates of staffhours are being formulated. <br />After analysis by Aquatrain, Inc., the proposals will be <br />presented to Reclamation for determination of the nature <br />of its participation. As part of the review process, Aquatrain, <br />Inc., suggested for consideration a more direct main line <br />configuration with laterals as needed to serve sources and <br />markets, rather than the "reverse S" curve. <br /> <br />It was learned that the E1y, Nevada area has a number of <br />mineral resources which might be more fully developed if <br />an economical transport mode were available. <br /> <br />5.2 ANTICIPATED FEBRUARY EVENTS <br /> <br />David Williams to continue negotiations with Arthur D. Little/Grace <br />to secure rights to use liquid CO2/coal slurry technology. <br /> <br />Definition of projects will continue. <br /> <br />6.0 SUBTEAM: ENVIRONMENT/CORRIDOR/FEDERAL PERMITTING/ <br />ENERGY MANAGEMENT (Fite) <br />6.1 JANUARY EVENTS <br /> <br />The National Park Service has a study group charged with <br />assessing impacts of coal mining on national parks. Due <br />to inhouse staff cutbacks, NPS has hired a consultant to <br />look into AQUATRAIN regarding corridor selection, regional <br />air quality, and coal mining areas. The NPS representative <br />and contractor were invited to visit the Project Office <br />and attend staff meetings. <br /> <br />BLM Liaison, Jim Dean, returned to BLM for several months <br />until work can begin on rights-of-way. <br /> <br />3 <br />