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<br />. <br /> <br />through the Colorado River Aqueduct. Several other location sites, <br /> <br />which might be equally acceptable, were considered; however, the Los <br /> <br />(\;) Angeles site was used for this study. <br />W <br />"""" A dual-purpose plant, one which would produce power as well as <br />tv <br />desalted water, might offer economic advantages over a single-purpose <br />planti however, power production is not the purpose of this project <br />nor generally is it Bureau policy to engage in the construction of <br />powerplants which use fossil or nuclear fuel, so only a desalting plant <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />will be considered. <br /> <br />Plan <br /> <br />Some important factors considered in selecting a location include: <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Geology. <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />Land prices. <br /> <br />3. Compatibility with surrounding land use. <br /> <br />4. Proximity to Metropolitan Water District's receiving <br /> <br />facilities. <br /> <br />5. Access. <br /> <br />6. Power source. <br /> <br />Use of the surrounding land is one of the more important of <br /> <br />these site selection factors in this particular instance. Most of the <br /> <br />water front between Malibu and Newport Beach consists of highly <br /> <br />developed residential property, public parks, beaches, marshes, and <br />estuaries, where a desalting plant would be an unwelcome intrusion. <br /> <br />Metropolitan Water District, along with several other entities, has <br /> <br /> <br />investigated the possibility of a nuclear power-desalting plant complex <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />), <br />I" <br />, <br />