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<br />I nProposedPipel:~n~
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<br />" ayCflARLES HC~YER.', -W-tIte tAe ~~;
<br />'o!Nv-;'.:' ~ eauId be- the Ca".,MpipefiM.-
<br />,clntiwi~f' dtest ,~ twQule"~IineOll dtefor not require fresh ~er. a
<br />aaonSlr caps'~ .... .'.
<br />shipping RockY.M~ __ to tbe. commiHllly.. JHeclOllS as
<br />west Coast. if an ~"'~;R. Grace ~ in the w:elltem ; .
<br />" Co, succeeds In 1iIIdiag, eqUity,,,,, -' c"_, ,.. 1._.-.:.':_..:., 'J
<br />partners in dte project....1I!IS govern. '-I ml_ .waLe&, ,. ~ ....-u
<br />IlIental g<rabead,. 1ififh ,ltecoal ';l\.. . ,
<br />Coal mined in CaIlndo and Utah ,
<br />would feed dte pipeline, wjlIcb would be
<br />capable of traI\lp!rtiC '" to m million
<br />, taIs annually. " ,
<br />ThechielproponentwtlleJa~
<br />,jIipeIine is Ira McKee\let...,Denver-
<br />.sed presldellt OfWestem MiPu.
<br />Operations lor Grace. ... IleIieYes tbe
<br />U $, Jnterior I)epai'ln1ID NY appl'O'e
<br />Cpal mined intMorodo
<br />arul Utah would feed dle
<br />pipeline. which would be
<br />: copable of transportillg up
<br />;'0 20 rrUllion tons annually.
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<br />. ~ ill'~ of a~ llIlIfonn
<br />and hl&ber'........ mal, '1'be CGllI dten
<br />~ be ~In di~ )\Iastic
<br />1eI', or "bagies," wbIc/I would
<br />:: ~' a.;' "......liIrqti tbe
<br />~ at abeut live miI!ls,. hOur,
<br />. Eech capIlUIe woUki'~ tnm 1\0
<br />to three taIs of coal and_ a1IpeciflC
<br />1P'8Y\ly tlquIllo liIe SBIInewatet wbIch
<br />would transportil.' '..'. . ,',
<br />At ,jOUI'll8Y'. end, tlIe 1I8Itwat2r.
<br />. would lie dNIned into tile pdi!8n. 1be
<br />pIaSt1c'llilp. 8Iter belng e'Inptied, '1iooId
<br />Jie'1IuiMt at4lle'fl88l~ point,
<br />aad tIleir bYdnlCaitHlnbeat tIlnlent
<br />~red, '
<br />, ~ ' Moreoooer".'pipeliJte'iJ1leIRC
<br />"dteconcept this yW and ultim;\teIy .desigIied to8Dew JlOl'II!l' plsntllll!l'S
<br />:o:rou1d end UP" apartller jn the aIoag dte route t.o _ fiilliIhe-liDe and
<br />. venlW'e, "retrie.-e needed cOllI.
<br />' Accordlnc to Grace aflicialsllnd ,A Grace WeslenI~~
<br />otbers, tile propos8I baS two .l'IllIjoI' , ~ pere termed 'lie pt'Clp08Ill,
<br />!' Il8tionallll!lleflta. It woulil 8Ubslanlia1ly '~" 8OUIIlI. ~,."",....la1Iy
<br />, reduce dte cast of trarisportIng ooaI by ~'- .,' " ., ' Pitabfe ....tIaII aB the
<br />V rail to lit CaIif<<nia _. lIIereby =:e" ..........'..,., ..... "
<br />. lowering tile export price of western 'J;~~ lias aInlIdy put
<br />, COlI to foreign buyers. and It would .. IIf'Gf lUIIf"'''''lID the
<br />I!, reIl'IOVl! much ol.tlJe IiIIDe l'GIItent from ;... and II ~ ~ 'polen-
<br />r the CoIOl'l111qHiW!l;." ~-'~' tial ~ pal1ners In tIae pipeline,
<br />, The capSde ~ jtilfen -II- . ......... wIlidIl!I~" ~I,to be
<br />t!'.eaIiy from a s11B1'Y Jl!petine, UnlIke the in ..'....... fIIlIiollM IJIlIIi6dllllar".
<br />lr slurry process. the capIAIIe pipeline does .....
<br />~ not rerpre freIII waW. . commodil.y~. ClIQIeqlIallnii bII1dinc a
<br />~. 'as precIolI8 as pd in, the westem .... t6l ~n1 ,leItp\ilelille IOllP and
<br />; United Slates. to lIe'mIxed wItb_ tile ..1iCluty1llis,... WltII goes
<br />"..coal. , " ..., well tile project could lie UlIIIeI' _y in
<br />~ instead, saltwater wouIIllIe caplIlnld Jale IllS.. euIy ... .,' ;," ;
<br />. (rom its natural CII'iginI at points aear A eomp8qy spokesl'lllln conceded.
<br />~ eIlisting mines' and, diwrllld from the howeYer. that technical bu&s remain to
<br />"Colorado River jnto lbe pIpefiDe 10 ~ 1Je~" ,. .'. . , ..~
<br />~ or cushion. dte COllI 10 its destination.. The AIIIetta fleIearch InstitIIti! bas
<br />, SallWl1ter cannot be Used in tbe slurry IKlIlIllaIIed tile procelII and ItrlIdI pal-
<br />~)irocess because ofils, ~1<1l nature . eats.. it, lIlIllls ~ applica-
<br />" and its effec:t 0II1be blIminC~ tiaIIblI:I ,etlo-lIe'" .,; j, ',i
<br />". of coal. ' '. .' 'NeYertheIess. Grace Officials remain
<br />". As envislooled, a 30- . 36--inch ~. "There ~..PfObIems' ,yes."
<br />, diameter pipeline woukl IN! CllIISIi-ucted a ~ said. ".....we.ve ~ ..
<br />ut.clo..ll'udIld fropI' . point aear Glace's ,-'COnsultants on ibis project and they
<br />. CaIowyo mine ill ..d,".,.l ClIIdi'alIo III -..e lICIt fGIIId . fIdlIl. ,lIaw Ill" .a--
<br />l~&'l~,':ot, be. ~, ~ .-: ~~, it~ the _'8 approval is
<br />. , ,"\, ' iIIl ~Jtredllliellddt omtent of
<br />1,~.~ ~ tall .......'te. '~RIver.dle lliajor.-:e of
<br />,crusbed, cleaDId. aad ... . lite.... :,,;, , .~!E~. P~!:!.A .
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<br />JOURNAL OF COMMERCE
<br />JANUARY 20, 1982
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<br />Grace Proposes
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<br />Coal Pipeline
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<br />GRACE. FROM lA
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<br />water for seven westem states includ-
<br />ing California and parts of northern
<br />Mexico,
<br />The Interior Department's Bureau of
<br />Reclamatioo. wbich is under congres-
<br />sienal mandate to remove some 2,8
<br />million tons of salt from the river's
<br />drainage system by the end of the
<br />century. is working closely with Grace
<br />, officials on dte project.
<br />. It is estimate<! that the pipeline
<br />woold take oot about 250,000 tons of salt
<br />I 8IIII\IlI1I; yom the system.
<br />"At this point the p~line looks
<br />'. 'very. very attractive to us. SlI1d Mike
<br />Clinton. chieh,f dte Bureau's Colorado
<br />River Water Quality office. .
<br />"U solves dte problem we saw in the
<br />slurry pipeline, and it is a significantly
<br />> less expensive way of sail removal than
<br />other methods," he said, "The technolo-
<br />gy is very desirable and. if it can be
<br />debugged it will be very useful." .
<br />Mr, Clinton said the bureau will
<br />provide "technical assistance for plan-
<br />ning and implementation" of -the pr0-
<br />cess, if Grace can get tbe seven
<br />I Colorado River Basin states to endorse
<br />, dte proposals,
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