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� Apri125, 2008 Greg Trainor, Director Utility and Street Systems City of Grand Junction 250 North 5`� Street Grand Junction, CO 81501 � Subject: Invoice No. 4: 2007/2008 Energy Development Water Needs Assessment Dear Mr. Trainor: Attached is our fourth progress report far engineering and consulting services as they relate to the 2007/2008 Energy Development Water Needs Assessment for the period February 29, 2008 through April 18, 2008. During this reporting period, the URS Team focused on obtaining unit water demands for each of the various phases of the conceptual oil shale (in-situ and surface retort), natural gas, coal and uranium water cycles. Mr. Jared Walter, URS engineer, has engaged in some conversations with Mr. Robert Vagnetti, Strategic Center for Natural Gas and Oil, and Mr. Glen Vawter, National Oil Shale Association, obtaining further detail regarding the water demands for oil shale and verification of some of the preliminary information URS has documented. URS has also begun to develop the draft report for Phase 1. The URS Team continues to research available information and documents as it becomes available. This progress report provides a summary of the work conducted by the URS "I'eam under the November 9, 200� Professional Services Agreement for the 2007/2008 Energy Development Water Needs Assessment project. The following information is provided below for each task: • Progress by task • Work planned for the next invoice period • Contract progress � Problems/Concerns • Open Action items for either the URS Team or the Energy Subcommittee • Resolved action iterns • Other items of information Progress by Task The following provides a summary of work conducted for the referenced performance period. l lt� ��r�i�ratiun 'I ± C'��up�r �A�enuc. Swt� ii)U liiCm��oc�J Sprittz,. CO b16U1