WSP10860

• File Number: 8274.400
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control - General Basinwide Salinity Issues - NPDES
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 4/1/1992
• Title: Colorado River Salinity Standards Compliance at The La Plata Mine - NPDES Permit NM0029505 - New Mexico
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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identification of entities responsible for each
source, if available.
4. Description of water rights, including diversions
and consumptive use quantities,
5. Description of the wastewater discharge, covering
location, receiving waters, quantity, salt load, and
salinity.
6. Alternative plans for minimizing salt contribution
from the municipal discharge, Alternative plans
should include:
(a) Description of system salt sources and
alternative means of control,
(b) Cost of alternative plans in dollars per ton,
of salt removed from discharge,
7. Such other information pertinent to demonstration of
non-practicability as the permitting authority may
deem necessary,
c. In. determining what permit conditions shall be required,
the permit issuing authority shall consider the
following criteria including, but not limited to:
1. The practicability of achieving the 400 mg/l
incremental increase,

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2. Where the 400 mg/l incremental increase is not
determined to be practicable:
(a) The impact of the proposed salt input of each 'i
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alternative on the lower main stem in terms of

tons per year and concentration.
(b) Costs per ton of salt removed from discharge of
each alternative plan.
(c) Capability of minimizing the salt discharge,
D. If, in the opinion of the permitting authority, the data
base for the municipal waste discharger is inadequate,
the permit will contain the requirement that the

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