WSP09831

• File Number: 8271.300
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program - General Information and Publications-Reports
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 3/1/1982
• Title: Use of Saline Wastewater From Electrical Power Plants for Irrigation 1981 Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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TABLE 2__SUMMARY TRENDS OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY (EC IN MMHOS/CM) AND
CHLORIDE CONCENTRATION (CL IN MEO/L) AT HUNTINGTON. AVERAGE PROFILE SATURATED EXTRACT.

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HIGH IRRIGATION (4-6l LOW IRRIGATION (1-3)
YEAR TREATMENT SALTY FRESH SALTY FRESH
...- -- - ---- ._----------------------------------------- -----------------------------
1981 EC SPRING 3.7 0.7 3.8 1.3
1980 EC SPRING 2.2 1.3 2.3 1.5
1979 EC SPRING 1.7 1.8 ~ ~ 1.8
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1978 EC SPRING 3.0 3.0 2.6 3.2
1981 EC FALL 4.2 1.0 4.6 1.4
1980 EC FALL 2.8 1.0 2.4 1.6
1979 EC FALL 2.7 1.4 2.9 1.6
1978 EC FALL 2.7 1.9 2.6 1.5
1981 CL SPRING 8.7 0.8 10.2 2.0
1980 CL SPRING 6.5 3.7 10.1 2.9
1979 CL SPRING 2.6 3.7 S.B 3.6
1981 CL FALL 8.8 0.6 15.6 1.9
1980 CL FALL 11.0 3.3 10.6 3.3
1979 CL FALL 9.2 3.0 11.3 3.6

TABLE 3---AVERAGE PROFILE SALINITY BY LOCATIONS AND IRRIGATION LEVEL AT HUNTINGTON IN 1981.
IRRIGATION LEVEL

TREATMENT

PLOT 2 BARLEY-SALTY-- SPRING
FALL
PLOT 3 CORN-SALTY-- SPRING
FALL
PLOT 20 ALFALFA-FRESH SPRING
FALL
PLOT 27 W-GRASS-SAL TY SPRING
FALL
PLOT 27 W-GRASS-FRESH SPRING
FALL

PLOT 2 BARLEY-SALTY SPRING
FALL
PLOT 3 CORN-SALTY SPRING
FALL
PLOT 20 ALFALFA-FRESH SPRING
FALL
PLOT 27 W-GRASS-SALTY SPRING
FALL
PLOT 27 W-GRASS-FRESH SPRING
FALL

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6 AVE

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY (MMHOS/CM)
3.8 2.4 2.8 3.0 1.9 2.4 2.2
5.0 4.3 3.9 4.4 4.4 4.8 4.6
2.4 1.9 2.6 2.3 3.0 2.1 2.5
5.1 4.2 3.6 .4-.3 3.9 5.0 4.5
0.6 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.0 1.0
1.2 1.4 0.7 1.1 1.5 1.2 1.3
2.3 2.4 2.4 2,-4 2.8 2.8 2.8
4.8 3.4 3.1 3.8 4.8 4.9 4.8
0.8 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.9 1.1 1.5
1.0 1.1 0.6 0.9 1.7 1.5 1.6

CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS (MEGILl
23.2 11.6 11.1 15.3 6.4 14.2 10.3
12.8 7.2 8.2 9.4 10.6 18.4 14.5
9.2 8.9 12.7 10.3 16.2 9.9 13.0
12.6 6.5 5.1 8.1 10.8 28.0 19.4
0.5 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.9 1.3 1.6
0.7 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.0 1.2
6.8 6.3 8.1 7.0 13.3 14.1 13.7
14.0 6.3 5.2 8.5 11.3 14.4 12.8
1.1 0.8 0.7 0.9 3.2 1.6 2.4
0.7 0.5 0.8 0.7 1.8 3.4 2.6