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('l ..-1 C') rl Section 2. r , ,,~. ' THE AQUATRAIN PROCESS c Responsibilities and Key Entities The process being used to make AQUATRAIN a reality is as unique as the project itself. An unusual combination of entities have cumulative responsibility. Private industry and various segments of Federal, State, and local governments are combining talents and resources in AQUATRAIN planning. A Cooperative Agreement dated November 11, 1983, signed between the Bureau of Reclamation and Aquatrain, Inc., provides for joint investigation of the project. The study will be conducted within the framework of applicable Federal and State laws and regulations, as well as executive orders and administrative policies as they relate to water resources planning and development. Aquatrain, Inc., has agreed to: 1. Develop procedures for financing the non-Federal share of the proj ect. NOTE: It is envisioned that private industry will finance the construction and the majority of operation and maintenance of the AQUATRAIN Project. Dedication of a part of commodity transport savings, in essence, would support the project's salinity control objective. Assume technology development responsibilities for the saline water and coa1 transport system. Seek to broaden participation in the project by including coal users, transportation interests, and other coal producers. 2. 3. The goal of private industry in attaching a salinity function to a coal transport project is to enhance possibilities of success through a collaborative process with government. A multipurpose pipeline which includes salinity control can yield to the private sector a higher expectation for the project's implementation. The principal responsibility of the Federal government in this investigation is to represent and protect the public interest. The Department of the Interior through the Bureau of Reclamation's Upper Colorado Regional Director is responsible for: (1) overall project environmental analysis, (2) corridor selection, and (3) obtaining Federal permits. Through a Memorandum of Understanding signed April 4, 1983, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is providing support to Reclamation in the planning process. Specifically, BLM is assisting in preparation of environmental studies and rights-of-way identification. Other Federal agencies are providing technical support during project planning. The seven Colorado River Basin States, (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) also have a role in AQUATRAIN. Acting through the Colorado River Basin 5