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<br />'MAR I '94 20: 05 <br /> <br />, 'N <br />eo <br />GO <br />~ <br />o <br />o <br /> <br />FR. AQUA-CHE M I NC <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />PAGE.002 <br /> <br />C!\. oC1uo-c:h~ml", <br /> <br />PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS <br /> <br />LOCATION: Upper Colorado River Basin, Glenwoocl Springs, CO <br />FEDERAL AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Department of Interior <br />FEDERAL DIRECTIVE: Title II. Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act <br />PROJECT DEVELOPER: Aqua-Chem, Inc,. Milwaukee, Wisconsin <br />PROJECT PURPOSE: Reduce river salt loading by -70,000 tons per year <br />RELATIVE IMPORTANCE: . . Second largest uncontrolled salinity point source in the <br />Colorado River Basin, <br /> <br />. Annual economic losses in Basin due to salinity <br />concentration estimated by BOR at $750 MM, <br /> <br />. Annual salt removal projected for Glenwood project is <br />equivalent to 28% of all salt removal projects currently on <br />line in upperllower Colorado River basin, <br /> <br />BENEFITS: <br /> <br />. Water quality enhancement <br />. Economic benefits estimated at $23 MM per year by BOR <br />. Measurable salt removal results <br />. No federal risk <br />. Privatized prototype <br /> <br />fEDERAL CAPITAL: <br />PRIVATE CAPITAL: <br /> <br />No construction capital, only salt recovery fees <br /> <br />FEDERAL COMMITMENT: <br />PROJECT SUPPORT: <br /> <br />S60 MM - Aqua-Chem and Jones Capital Corp. <br /> <br />Cooperative Agreement. BOR thirty (30) years' <br /> <br />. Glenwood Springs City Council <br />. Colorado River Water Conservation District <br />. Colorado Water Quality Control Commission <br />. Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />. City of Clifton Water District <br />. Western Colorado Club 20 <br />. Salinity Control forum (7 states) <br /> <br />. See "PROJECT BACKGROUND AND STATUS' discull$iOn Marel'l 1994 <br />