Show u u nn un JO t f ra StiS oJ Oil it shale project clouded by pollution EP EPA A says Joint development of two Utah shale oil pilot projects would produce barrels of oil per day and create 2050 jobs but they might also r cause use pollution Cooper H. H Wayman Wiman of 01 the Environmental Agency testified during House subcommittee he hearings rl gs in Washington D DC D.C. C. C Wayman said a dam on the White River would need to be built to satisfy water requirements for the project and tha that t full scale operation will not occur until 10 years after alter the decision to go ahead with the development TilE THE PROJECTS to be developed by Phillips Sun and Shio petroleum companies involve underground The hearings in the minH and mining subcommittee dealt primarily with similar shale oil pilot projects in Colorado which could involve strip mining Air Ai pollutant emissions are estimated to be controlled to levels which will not cause violations of applicable standards standards stan stan- standards dards except on rare occurrences occurrences occurrences oc oc- oc- oc when natural background levels are high Wayman said concerning the two Utah sites Readings in excess of the ambient air quality standards however have been reported for oxidants and hydrocarbons Itlie It lie He also said The liThe environmental en impacts of a damon dam damon on the tho White River River- have not been will defined d noting that that because of of the cl close e proximity of the spent shale pile pUe to the river sound measures including in in eluding dams and use of impermeable materials must be employed to prevent high dissolved solids runoff from entering the river It TOAD ROAD DEVELOPMENT and pipeline construction in the areas would also be necessary Waymen said but existing Utah communities could absorb proposed population Increases The IThe Uintah Basin Association of Governments is for the planning activities in and Daggett Counties he said The association has already been selected to receive part of to be shared by Utah and Colorado for Cor the formulation for tor and Implementation of their plans by 1977 |