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<br />If') <br />.~ <br /> <br />,;"..1 <br /> <br />as one-fourth to one-third (more than 900,000 tons) of the <br />annual salt load required for removal to meet water quality <br />standards. <br /> <br />Staged construction is being considered to match use of salt <br />water to schedule requirements for salinity control. Emphasis <br />is being placed on identifying potential beneficial uses which <br />are closest to the sources of saline water. By minimizing <br />the distance that the water must be moved, the costs of salinity <br />control can be balanced with revenues available from a part <br />of commodity transportation savings. <br /> <br />Potential opportunities proposed by AQUATRAIN have been discussed <br />with groups that would use the saline water, and responses <br />have been positive. Formal approval and support from identified <br />users will be sought when more detailed cost and technical <br />evaluations are developed. When firm proposals are available, <br />it is anticipated that government agencies will work together <br />in addressing water rights issues associated with the project. <br /> <br />In the Colorado River Water Quality Improvement Program, several <br />techniques can be used in concert to achieve maximum water <br />quality benefits and to preserve the finite amount of water <br />in the river. AQUATRAIN appears to be an attractive saline <br />water use alternative in terms of timeliness, cost-effectiveness, <br />and beneficial use--rather than waste--of saline water. <br /> <br />AQUATRAIN goes a step beyond other salinity control measures. <br />The multipurpose pipeline system can turn damaging, polluted <br />water into a usable resource. In a world of finite resoures, <br />this would be a notable accomplishment. <br /> <br />41 <br />