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Each pipeline will use both sizes of pipe, and for both pipelines the transition to the other pipe size will occur at the top of Davis Point. The product line will consist of 12.75-inch-diameter pipe for the 32 miles from the Piceance Site to the top of Davis Point, with the remaining 12 miles consisting of 10.75-inch-diameter pipe. The return water line will consist of 12.75-inch-diameter pipe for the 12 miles from the Parachute Site to the top of Davis Point and 10.75-inch-diameter pipe for the remaining 32 miles to the Piceance Site. The pipe will be manufactured with American Petroleulm Institute (API) X60 grade steel, which. is stronger than most steel pipe used for gas pipelines. The wall thickness of the pipe will likely be further increased in areas of road crossings to meet jurisdictional restraints and design criteria. Wall thickness may be increased for added strength, workability, and safety at valves, stream crossings, and road crossings. The pipelines will have insulated jackets to reduce heat loss while the solutions aze being transported between facilities. The iinsulated jacket is made up of three components. First, cheat-resistant fusion-bonded epoxy (FBE) coating will be applied to the steel pipe. This FBE coating will act as ananti-corrosion layer and will be applied under controlled conditions at the pipe mill. Second, a layer of closed-cell polyurethane foam with a nominal thickness of 1.75 to 225 inches will be applied as the primary insulation to minimize heat loss. Finally, an approximately 0.275-inch- thick outside jacket of high-density polyethylene will be added. • Valves: Two full-conduit gate valves will be placed in each pipeline to allow the pipelines to be shut down for pressure testing and maintenance. The valves will be buried below ground in 6-foot corrugated conduit pipes and will be accessible through a locked box at ground level. These valves will be manually operated. The valves will be situated at locations allowing for relatively easy access, one near the road in Stewart Gulch (Section 9, R96W, T3S) and another at the upper end of the Pazaehute Creek valley (Section 30, R95W, T5S). This will create three sections along the pipeline corridor. 'The upper section would be approximately 15 miles long, the middle section would be approximately 20 miles long, and the lower section would be approximately 9 miles long. • Expansion Joints: Expansion joints will be placed on both pipelines at appropriate intervals. The purpose of expansion joints is to allow for pipe movement when the pipe is initially heated up. Expansion joints will be U-shaped (with 90 degree comers and sides 20 feet, 30~ feet, and 20 feet). Expansion joints will be placed at the same location on. both pipelines to allow for thermal expansion of both lines. Pipeline Plan of Development (~ Yankee Gulch Sodium Minerals Peoject Amerimn Soda, LLP.