WSP08670

• File Number: 8270.100
• Description: Colorado River Basin Water Quality/Salinity -- Misc Water Quality
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/7/1974
• Title: Status Report - Grand Valley Unit - Colorado River Water Quality Improvement Program
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Dilitrict 1& a r.il'faber of the Grand Valley. Salinity Coordinating C....,-"ittce.
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and are kept advised on draina8e plans. A large number of ground water

obaervntion wells have been installed in tho valley and are being

monitored to obtain lnfon.ation which eight be used for future drainage

design. In adJition. Colorado Stste University is conducting sev~ral

exper~cent8 in the valley. one of which was a detniled study of drain

spacing requlre~cnts.

A r.l~~cr of other progr~s and activiticG hcve begun in tbe valley. ~ll

01 which hove a direct b~~ring o~ tho Sy~tcn Icprovem~nt Pro~cn. Thone

include reoearch on inc~ea3in3 irrigaticn efficiency and determir~tio~

of mia~rtll wCllthcring nnd oalt precipitation a8 a function of irr.iZllticn

~nazement being done by the Agricultural Research Service un1er contr~=t

with the nvreau of ll.ccla:oc.::ion. reocsrch on autCQated systems by thc Colo-

rado Water ConGervatlo~ Beard. initiation of conservation p>3ctices by

the Agricultural Stnbili=ntion and Conservation S~v1ce in cooperation

with the Soil Con~ervntion Service.

T.1~ ".l;l.icultu;:..l !!:>gincct'iu3 Department. Colorl!do State University is

conducting salinity re&~~rch foz the Environmental Protection Agency.

They are currently moniter-"ing the salinity of water before and after

its u~e for irri3ation. they are Qonitorin3 approxi~tcly 12 square

ailell between G.nild Junction l:nd Clifton where they are att=ptinz to

accu;:ately establish the slllt contrUuti Cln fr= irricaticil ea v"rivu~

types of soil ~~d D~b=u.f~cQ ~tcrinl.

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