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<br />. <br /> <br />~... <br />(0 <br />o <br />c...) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />~XECUTIVS SU~~L~Y <br /> <br />This chapter, as c:-te e:xecuti're sl.:rn..mary to th~ progre3s r.e:?or::-., .al30 <br />constitutes the technic31 ~e~orandum for which the :fOA bet~een Colorado <br />a~d the D.S. Water Resour~es Council calls. Th2 ?urpose of the te~hnical <br />m~~or.3~dun is to convey centative 2Ssess~ent Eindi~gs to \~RC with respect <br />(0 the availability of water for emerging energy technology developrn~~t <br />in the Upper Colorado ~iver Region. <br /> <br />The Executive Su~~ry is dividp-d into four ?arrs, each or Nhich <br />.3uWf:J.arizes the imp'.Jrtant points raise-c in the body and appencilces of tne: <br />?rugr~3s report. The four pares ~re as follows: <br /> <br />1. energy reSGurces (oil shale 2Qd co~l); <br /> <br />2. prese~t hyJrclogic condicioQs; <br /> <br />3. legal/i~stitution21 co~side~2tion5; ar.d <br /> <br />4. ?Le~l~inary findirrgs and corrcl~5ions. <br /> <br />~nalys2s of the sccial, 2conc~:c, 2nj en~i~o~mental impacts or <br />prav~Jicg ~&ter for EET development atld analysis of related factors 2S <br />described in the ~OA will be forthco~ing in the draft of th~ fi~al <br />aS5ess~eat r~porc. ?urther~or2, ail information in this prag:2ss <br />re?o~c is subje~t to change ~efcr2 being included in the fi~al <br />aSSe::5S!:len t. <br /> <br />E:'~?,G'i ~.E30;jB.C:.S <br /> <br />Oi! :jha12 <br /> <br />~9.ny rocks cO;J.tail":. useful hydrocarJons as a ::-es:..!lt of thei:- fCH-~,a- <br />tioD c.nd deposic.:.cn. ).J:1ong the Clost irr:.porJ:ant 0: these are tne 3o-:::alled <br />"oil shales" or :';-te Upper Colo-rado River Basin. The natur.e of de~osition, <br />a~ount of the re5~urce and reserves, &nd distribution of oil shaJ.e depos- <br />its h3S been the focus of attention of geologists and engiileers for years. <br /> <br />SC~2~tist3 in other coun~~i2s of the ~orld have bce~ processing <br />uil 3h3:.2 i::to pet~DlelJ.~ produ'.:ts sl\1ce I.:r.e 19th century. Fra.~ce, <br />Scotlandt Spain, Brazil, ~~d Australia all have 2xperimented with oil <br />shale d~posits in theic C8unt~ies. Proc.e5sin~ pla~ts arE currep.tly <br />ope~ating in the U.S.S.R. a~d C~i~a, both of ~~ich prod~ce s~211 a~ou~ts <br />of oil. Shale oil indu3cries in the othe~ ~ount:i~s have geGeral~y <br />received g0ver~ment asslSC8Gce 2Gd ~rotectio~ in the fot~ oE S~b5idi~~\ <br /> <br />1-1 <br />