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<br />c:;y <br />J) <br />c \1 <br />..-.i <br />c...~) <br />C' <br /> <br />,'" <br />,/ Aquatrain, cont. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />of dissolved minerals (salts), now flows directly into the Colorado River. <br /> <br />"Once in the river," Barrett said, "those salts cause severe problems for <br /> <br />irrigated farm lands and municipal water users. By diverting the "springs , <br /> <br />water and putting it to good ~se, we can prevent additional damage caused by <br /> <br />saline water--already more than $100 million a year." <br /> <br />Ira E. McKeever, president of Aquatrain, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of <br /> <br />W. R. Grace Co., said that route selection "is the next logical step. We want <br /> <br />all interests - the towns along the way, their people, and their businesses - to <br /> <br />tell us their thoughts... to be part of the selection process. We need their <br /> <br />help." <br /> <br />Barrett said that the tentative corridors are intended to meet the needs of <br /> <br />a broad range of potential project participants. Early planning - including <br /> <br />selection of the corridor - is expected to be completed in the summer of 1983, <br /> <br />when detailed environmental studies will begin. Technical, financial and <br /> <br />economic studies will parallel environmental analysis, Barrett said. Construction <br /> <br />could be completed by the fall of 1989. <br /> <br />Barrett and McKeever urged the public to write comments to them or to <br /> <br />Michael J. Clinton, the Project Manager, in care of the Saline Water Transport <br /> <br />and Use Office, Bureau of Reclamation, Box 25007 (ERC-190), Denver, CO 80225. <br /> <br />"Although meetings will be scheduled with affected interests," Barrett said, <br /> <br />"we hope people will become interested now and let us know their thinking." <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />IJ <br />