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Jo..oo C)l ....J I- . . . 2. La Verkin Springs Unit A Preliminary Findings Report was submitted February 8, 1984 recommending that the project not proceed into the next phase of study. Estimates show only 4.1 mg/l reduction at Imperial for the least expensive alternative. Estimated cost for the least expensive alternative is $2 million per mg/l reduction at Imperial Dam. The Forum is presently reviewing the report for input into Reclamation's decision on continuing the project. A decision is to be made by Reclamation after March 9, 1984. The ERC has concurred in our recommendation to not proceed with the study. We are awaiting Washington's concurrence. 3. Lower Virgin Unit This is an investigation of a potential salinity control and water supply project that would encompass the Lower Virgin River Basin, extending from 14 miles above Littlefield Springs in Arizona to the high waters of Lake Mead, Nevada. This investigation was scheduled to be reinitiated in October. 1983, but did not start until January 1984 as part of the Colorado River Water Quality Improvement Program. Large amounts of salts from Saline Springs and agricultural waste water enters the Lower Virgin River. Removal of this saline underflow through a series of well fields would reduce the salinity of the Virgin River and thereby also reduce salinity of the Colorado River. The removal of the saline underflow will result in a new water supply which can be efficiently used to supply cooling water for power plants and other industrial users. The State of Nevada and the Nevada Power Company are very interested in the development of a firm water supply from the Virgin River for industrial cooling. Nevada Power Company