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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Aquatrain, cont. <br /> <br />the proposed change and endorsed Reclamation's continuing participation <br />in Aquatrain as a potential salinity control measure. Based on the credentials <br />of the corporation and the resources it intends to commit to Aquatrain, <br />Reclamation approved the transfer of ownership. <br />In addition to providing funding for the project, Western Water <br />Reserves is now seeking to broaden industry participation in Aquatrain through <br />venture capital partnerships with other private interests. The private <br />sector would fund pipeline system construction through partnerships and <br />bonding, and would receive returns on investments on an equity basis. <br />The Aquatrain Project proposes an underground, multiple pipeline <br />system carrying saline water, coal, and possibly other commodities from <br />as far north as Wyoming, Coloado, and Utah to domestic and export markets <br />in the Southwest and on the Pacific Coast. <br />Aquatrain could provide an alternative, less costly means of reducing <br />Colorado River salinity and improving water quality, a goal of Federal and <br />western State governments. As currently envisioned, the pipeline system <br />would divert salty water away from the river and carry it to points for <br />beneficial use, such as powerplants for cooling in place of fresh water. <br />The goal of the private sector in Aquatrain is to develop an economically <br />competitive method of transporting the coal and other commodities. As now <br />conceived, the system would use liquid carbon dioxide as a transport medium <br />for the coal, and saline water would be carried in parallel pipelines. <br /> <br /># # # <br />