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<br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The Uinta Basin Unit investigation in northeastern Utah is part <br /> <br />of the comprehensive Colorado River Water Quality Improvement Program <br /> <br />(CRWQIP) which is designed to identify and implement programs to improve <br /> <br />the water quality of the Colorado River. The purpose of this status <br /> <br />report is to inform concerned interests of the costs and impacts associ- <br /> <br />ated with the plan for the unit. The report also describes the setting, <br /> <br />explains the public involvement process used in selecting the plan, and <br /> <br />outlines problems and needs of the area. The plan formulation process is <br /> <br />described, including alternatives considered and criteria and standards <br /> <br />used. Environmental impacts are explored and future activities are <br /> <br />discussed. <br /> <br />Authorization , <br /> <br />The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974 (Public <br /> <br />Law 93-320) provides for the construction, operation, and maintenance of <br /> <br />certain works in the Colorado River Basin to control the salinity of <br /> <br />water delivered to users in the United States and Mexico. Under the act, <br /> <br />the Secretary of the Interior was directed to expedite planning studies <br /> <br />on 12 salinity control units of a basinwide program to control the <br /> <br />salinity of Colorado River water, including the Uinta Basin Unit. <br /> <br />Title I of the Act authorizes the construction of facilities <br /> <br />to enable the United States to comply with its obligations under <br /> <br />the agreement with Mexico of August 30, 1973 <br /> <br />""J;~~G <br />v ~~~U <br />(Minute No. 242 of the <br /> <br />International Boundary and Water commission, United States and Mexico). <br /> <br />In brief, Title I provides the means of accomplishing Minute No. 242, <br />