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<br />0[\2202 <br /> <br />1. 0 INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />1.1 Background, <br /> <br />The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) published the Planning Report <br /> <br /> <br />Concluding the Study on Glenwood-Dotsero Springs Unit, Colorado in February <br /> <br /> <br />1986. During the study, a great potential to reduce or eliminate salt loading <br /> <br /> <br />to the Colorado River in the GlenwoodSprings and Dotsero areas was <br /> <br /> <br />identified_ However, because a cost-effective, Federally implementable <br /> <br /> <br />alternative could not be identified, the study was concluded. In addition, <br /> <br /> <br />Reclamation would not be able to obtain an appropriative right to saline water <br /> <br /> <br />from the springs because a beneficial use of the saline water could not be <br /> <br /> <br />identified. Further efforts through the salinity control program have <br /> <br /> <br />explored the commercial or industrial use of the saline spring waters, but no <br /> <br /> <br />measures have been implemented. Additional discussion of the need for <br /> <br /> <br />. salinity control and previous studies is contained in the Envirorunental <br /> <br /> <br />Assessment for the Glenwood Springs Salt Company Alternative. <br /> <br />During 1987, private developers approached Reclamation proposing the use of <br /> <br />waste heat from electrical power generation to desalinate saline spring Naters <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />in the Glenwood Springs area. In an effort to obtain the "best" proposal, a <br /> <br /> <br />nationally distributed request for proposals for the investigation and <br /> <br /> <br />potential development of a desalination facility was issued in December 1988. <br /> <br /> <br />An evaluation of the competitive proposals was completed by a Technical <br /> <br /> <br />proposal Evaluation Committee (TPEC) in Reclamation's Upper Colorado Regional <br /> <br /> <br />Office. Evaluation factors were: 1) cost tor salinity reduction; ~I <br /> <br /> <br />envirorunental acceptability; 3) company exporience Nith similar projects; j, <br /> <br /> <br />project support; and 5) existing contracts and permits. In July 1989, a <br />