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Show IPP Power Project Feasibility Study Nearly Done Joseph Fackrell, president of Intermountain Power Project, Pro-ject, reported that the 18-month 18-month project feasibility study has been virtually completed and the report is being written. He anticipates forwarding the report to the Bureau of Land Management in May. The report will contain the results of engineering studies in the areas of water,, fuel, topography, geology and transmission, according to Fackrell, but a volume describing describ-ing the environmental assessment assess-ment of the project will not be completed until July. IPP will be meeting soon with public officials and citizens in Emery, Sevier, and Wayne Counties to gain additional public input about the community development associated with the population resulting from plant construction construc-tion and mining of coal for the projects. A reassessment of the population influx resulting from IPP's operations is being made and each county will be asked to participate in the development of the project's proposals to accommodate the additional people. For the purposes of preparing prepar-ing the environmental reports required by the National Environmental Protection Act and the California Environmental Environ-mental Quality Act, the IPP Board of Directors has designated desig-nated the Emery-Wasatch Plateau region as the area from which the project will obtain its coal supply. They estimated that over the 35-year 35-year life of the plant approximately approxi-mately 300 million tons of coal will be required. The maximum maxi-mum yearly demand for the plant is expected to be approximately 9.7 million tons. Pump testing of the IPP underground water supply in the Navajo Sandstone Aquifer was completed in December. Analysis of the data is taking place and the findings will be presented in a report to the Utah state engineer, according to Fackrell. The report will give information on the water quantity, quality, and levels of pressure in the aquifer. Adoption of proposed a-mendments a-mendments to the federal Clean Air Act of 1970 could mean there will not be enough electricity to meet the needs of Utah and California residents within the next 15 years, James Anthony, IPP project engineer, said recently at a press conference. He said the unrealistic standards of the proposed legislation would prevent construction of the Intermountain Power Project because of its proximity to Capitol Reef National Park. This would mean forfeiting more than $5.5 million and 18 months of preliminary engineering engin-eering studies invested thus far, said Anthony. Public opinion is solicited and should be directed to Joseph C. Fackrell, president, Intermountain Power Project, Box BB, Sandy, Utah 84070. |