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<br />I <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I\) <br />o <br />c:JT <br />C,C: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />X. ENVIRONHENTAL DlPACT <br /> <br />The Desalting Complex will reduce the salinity of Colorado River <br />water delivered to Mexico at Morelos Dam, which will be a positive <br />step toward improving the social and economic well-being of the <br />human population. The complex will divert about 43,000 acre-feet <br />of 9,600 ppm TDS water via a concrete-lined bypass drain to Santa <br />Clara Slough in Mexico near the Gulf of California. These flows <br />will remain within the slough and will be conducive to the develop- <br />ment of additional marsh habitat. The desalting plant will re~uire <br />35 megawatts of electric generating capacity, thus necessitating the <br />development of additional generating capacity. Adverse impacts <br />associated with fossil fUel generation and transmission will occur. <br />The Desalting Complex and Coachella Canal Lining project will utilize <br />2,269 acres af land comprised of 669 acres of cropland, 260 acres of <br />riparian and 1,340 acres of Sonoran Desert. The permanent use of these <br />lands will cause a small reduction in the overall population of wildlife <br />species living in the project area. This adverse impact is not considered <br />significant. <br /> <br />22 <br />