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OG22ll9 __ _..AP.?-:.~D_i_:~_: Page 8 or Q Plant Operatin~ Costs Paie 11. Para~aph No.2 3rd sentence: Occasionally the plant will be expected to operate at panial capacity, However, even when operating at partial capacity, the treated water will be blended with the untreated drainage water or released to the river. This will result in conserving all the drainage water except for the reject strea.m., and the operating costs should be applied to all the conserved water. We are looking at local alternatives for marketing the water from the plant during those occasions of panial capacity or partial operation to further utilize the plant's capabilities Paie 12. Para~raph No.1 3rd sentence: The decision to construct the plant was not based on a benefit cost ratio. The program was recommended by the President and authorized by Congress for social and political reasons. Plant Capabilities Pa~e 12. Para~raph No.3 1st sentence: It is true that under cenain conditions the plant will be unable to remove sufficient salt, but these conditions are so rare that expansion of the plant or other major expenditures are not warranted. 2nd sentence: While it is true that on rare occasions additional measures may be required, we believe those can be accomplished through adjustments in drainage operations in the Yuma area with little loss of water to Basin States. -, ~.~~,R.' . -' '"<"., Paie 13. Para~raph No.1 Salinity levels as low as those currently experienced are not expected to occur again during the life of the desalting plant. They resulted from runoff conditions for several years which were greater than those of recorded history. Page 13. Para~aph No.2 1st sentence: Salinity levels should return to normal levels in 3 to 4 years. 4 28