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<br />may average 30 gallons per ton of shale (Figure 1). <br />Competitive bidding on the tracts took place from January <br />to June of 1974. Bids were received for the Colorado and <br />Utah tracts only. Both of the Utah leases became <br />effective on 1 June 1974. <br /> <br /> <br />waC\] <br /> <br />_ Wb WYOMING __ ___ <br />---T-------------- - <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />UT AH COLORADO <br /> <br />Figure 1. Location of Federal Prototype oil shale tracts. <br /> <br />During the baseline data collection period, <br />1974-1976, an extensive data base for air, climate, soils, <br />biology, and water resources was developed. Effort was <br />reduced substantially after this period while the many <br />legal problems surrounding the project were addressed. <br />The interim program, 1977-1980, concentrated on <br />terrestrial biology (plant and animal data) with less <br />effort in the other areas. Because oil generated from oil <br />shale in now projected to be economically feasible, <br />efforts are again underway to begin development with shale <br />oil production scheduled for 1988. The environmental <br />program is now designed to fill gaps in the data base <br />while concentrating on ecosystem relationships which can <br />be used to evaluate impacts of development and aid in <br />determining necessary mitigation measures. <br /> <br />The central problem for the White <br />Corporation environmental managers <br /> <br />River <br />is to <br /> <br />Shale <br />ensure <br /> <br />Oil <br />the <br /> <br />262 <br /> <br />ci <br />