WSP09025

• File Number: 8272.100.60
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 6/1/1993
• Author: CRBSCF
• Title: 1992 Annual Progress Report - Water Quality Standards for Salinity - Colorado River System - June 1993
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL FORUM MEMBERS

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o INTRODUCTION............................................ I
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~ WATER SUPPLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 2

STORAGE CHANGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3

HISTORICAL USES ......................................... 3

SALINITY CONCENTRATION AT MONITORING STATIONS .............. 3

STATUS OF SALINITY CONTROL ACTIVITIES ....................... 3
Bureau of Reclamation/Department of Agriculture Units Being Implemented . . .. 3
Grand Valley Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3
Dolores ProJectlMcElmo Creek Unit ....................... 9
Water Quality Improvement Program
Reclamation/Department of Agriculture Units Being Investigated. . . . . . . . . .. 10
Uinta Basin Unit" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Price-San Rafael Rivers Unit ............................ 10
San Juan River (Hammond) Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Bureau of Reclamation Units Being Investigated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Paradox Valley Unit ................................. 10
Lower Gunnison Basin Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Glenwood-Dotsero Springs Unit .......................... 11
San Juan River (Hogback) Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II
Big Sandy River Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Bureau of Land Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Geological Survey ....................................... 12
Department of Agriculture Units Being Investigated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Big Sandy River Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Lower Gunnison Basin Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Moapa Valley Unit ..................................- 13
Cooperative Extension Service -
Information and Education ............................ 13
Monitoring and Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Environmental Protection Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

STATE SALINITY CONTROL ACTIVITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Ariwna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
California ............................................ 15
Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

FORUM ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Public Involvement and Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Executive Director and Forum Office ........................... 16

OUTLOOK FOR MEETING STANDARDS IN THE FUTURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 17

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