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<br />'.1 <br /> <br />w <br />~ <br />CJ1 <br />N <br /> <br />WSCC is not now projecting any replacement <br />in the: southern California coastal plain. <br />additional coal demands of 50 million tons <br /> <br />of petroleum-fired powerplants <br />If such a policy were adopted, <br />could occur. <br /> <br />.J <br />-"-1 <br /> <br />Pub 1 ic r nvo 1 vement <br /> <br />-{ <br /> <br />A pr im:ary funct ion of the pub 1 ic invo 1 vement process was to ident ify <br />water-related problems and needs. These were verified by a planning team, <br />and plans were formul ated to meet those needs to the extent possible. <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />:;' <br /> <br />) <br />1 <br /> <br />A plan of study was released in May 1980 for comment by the seven Basin <br />States, Federal agencies, the environmental community, and energy develop- <br />ment companies. Overall, the responses and comments were generally suppor- <br />tive and positive. <br /> <br />'5 <br /> <br />'! <br />, <br />, <br />, <br />l <br />-1 <br /> <br />Four formal publ ic participation group meetings were conducted, as well <br />as sev~ral separate meetings with representatives of the environmental <br />community, utilities, coal interests, and railroads as the study concepts <br />evolved. As a result of the public participation meetings, the concepts <br />suggested have been incorporated into the study effort and are reflected in <br />the final report. <br /> <br />The public participation groups shown in table 3 provided review and <br />consuJitation as the study progressed. The Forum adopted a policy statement <br />indicating that to implement the concept of using saline waters the Basin <br />States: support Reclamation's special study of saline water collection, <br />pretre:atment, and potential industrial use. Energy interests supported <br />the concept of saline water use for powerplant cooling and coal slurry <br />pipe1i:nes but added that technology must be proven and that financial <br />incent'ives were needed. The environmental community suggested that further <br />consid~ration be given to pipeline systems to transport coal out of the <br />Basin; some interest was indicated in disposing of saline water in dry <br />lakes for possible use in solar salt gradient ponds for power generation <br />and desalt ing. <br /> <br />~! <br />'l <br />-'f <br /> <br />, <br />::i <br /> <br />'1 <br /> <br />. <br />;': <br /> <br />j <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />.I <br /> <br />:'\ <br /> <br />-} <br />~1 <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />"t <br /> <br />1 <br />,1 <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />.' . '--~ <br />