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Show 129 northern brines to southern producers as an alternative to modifying the causeway would cost a total of $ 42.32 million. The cost for transportation between single companies ranges from $ 21.39 million for transporting brines from American to Hardy, to $ 1.74 million for transporting brines from Hardy to Morton. TABLE 29 ESTIMATED COST OF TRANSPORTING NORTHERN BRINE TO SOUTHERN PRODUCERS CPM Pipe Canal Cost From To Miles 1000' s ( inches) cfs $ Millions Intake Shore 4.0 220 120 -- $ 7.07 Shore N. L.- Mg. 26.8 185 -- 425 5.7 N. L.- Mg. American 19.4 150 -- 350 3.6 American Hardy 22.2 100 84 -- 21.39 Hardy Morton 2.8 50 60 -- 1.74 Power Facilities .17 Capitalized Annual Cost 2.65 $ 42.32 Source: Norm Stauffer, Utah Division of Water Resources, 1974. The effects of modifications in the causeway are still largely unknown. Because of the significant and far- reaching estimates, it seems advisable that careful consideration be given present information before any modifications are made. Development of the mineral potential of the Great Salt Lake has |