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<br />five years. Phase I and 3 of the five segments have been completed and segment two is under <br />construction. <br /> <br />o <br />CJl <br /><.0 <br />o <br /> <br />Studies on ways to reduce the cost of the canal and lateral lining program through <br />construction cooperative agreements, cost sharing, and re-design of the delivery system to <br />reduce canal and lateral lengths have been completed, Reclamation determined that construction <br />of piped laterals by the water district could reduce costs to $62 per ton (62,000 tons). This <br />portion of the unit is scheduled to begin after the winter- water improvements are completed. <br /> <br />Glenwood-Dotsero Sprines Unit (Reclamation) - A proposal for a federal-private <br />cooperative project at Glenwood Springs was submitted by Glenwood Salt Company (Energy <br />Ingenuity and Mission Energy Companies,) The proposal called for a co-generation project with <br />a 25 MW gas-fired generating unit with the waste heat being used for desalting saline spring <br />flows. The proposal would require no construction funding by the federal government. <br />Reclamation would agree with a 30% nonfederal reimbursement, to pay for the removal of <br />70,000 tons of salt annually, The cogeneration/desalination concept could not locate an <br />acceptable site, and the power purchase rights have been transferred out of the basin. The <br />project is being re-formulated as a single-purpose desalting facility. The agreement between <br />Reclamation and the developers..remains intact with Reclamation agreeing to pay only for salt <br />actually removed at a predetermined price per ton basis. <br /> <br />San Juan River (Ho~back) Unit (Reclamation) - Reclamation has observed saline inflows <br />to the San Juan River in the Hogback Area. Hundreds of oil and gas exploration wells have <br />been drilled in this area raising concerns over discharge from saline aquifers. Reclamation is <br />investigating the apparent salt gains along the San Juan River. <br /> <br />Big Sandy River Unit (Reclamation) - Conclusion of planning activities for this unit are <br />pending the plugging of one deep aquifer monitoring well. Reclamation has not identified any <br />viable salinity control measures in this area. The well plugging is in progress. <br /> <br />Bureau of Land Manal!ement <br /> <br />The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has established its salinity strategy which: <br />(1) Ranks all watersheds using an interagency team. (11) Uses an interagency multidisciplinary <br />team and the Pacific Southwest Interagency Committee (pSIAC) procedures to determine salinity <br />reduction potential. (III) Develops comprehensive plans using the Revised Universal Soil Loss <br />Equation (RUSLE) to quantify soil erosion and cost effectiveness analysis comparable to <br />alternative salinity control measures. (IV) Implements controls approved in existing treatment <br />plans. Starting in 1994, land treatment practices will be implemented only on those watersheds <br />which have gone through the new ranking and cost-effective process. (V) Maintains measures <br />which beneficially control salinity. Maintenance costs are included in cost effectiveness analysis. <br />(VI) Monitors thoroughly the projects to determine that the predicted results are achieved. <br /> <br />A cooperative study with the Utah Department of Agriculture, Utah Division of Water <br />Resources, USDA, USGS, and Reclamation screened 218 watersheds throughout Utah as to their <br /> <br />11 <br />