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<br />contamination to the Colorado River. Most certainly, all operations <br /> <br />will be carefully monitored by state and federal agencies to determine <br /> <br />the salinity impact on the river. 0e are encouraged by the results <br /> <br />of field experiments already being carried on by various companies, <br /> <br />and we believe that through further research and experiments the <br /> <br />salinity problem can be minimized. However, at this time we are not <br /> <br />certain of this, and only time will reveal the true answer. <br /> <br />I will conclude by statin~ that we have no doubt that at <br /> <br />least 250,000 acre-feet of water can be made available annually to <br /> <br />support a mature oil shale industry. <br /> <br />If the need arises, this amount <br /> <br />could be increased to perhaps as much as 400,000 acre-feet. <br /> <br />However, <br /> <br />there will be a corresponding loss in agricultural production, since <br /> <br />most of the available water supplies in Colorado today are devoted to <br /> <br />agriculture. <br /> <br />I am not by any means implying the furnishing of an <br /> <br />adequate water supply for an extensive oil shale industry will be <br /> <br />easy. Some painful readjustments will be required. To many of our <br /> <br />citizens, these adjustments may not be desirable, but to others such <br /> <br />readjustments may seem necessary. <br /> <br />FLS:mm <br /> <br />-16- <br />