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<br />w <br />-J <br />N <br />w <br /> <br />In June 1974, Con9ress enacted the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control <br />Act, Public Law 93-320, which, amon9 other things, directed the Secretary <br />of the Interior under Title I of the Act to implement specific measures to <br />protect the quality of water delivered to Mexico. Under Title II, the <br />Secretary was to expedite the completion of planning reports on 12 salinity <br />control units in the CRWQIP and to proceed with construction of Paradox <br />Valley, Grand Valley, Crystal Geyser, and Las Ve9as Wash Units. <br /> <br />In October 1980, Public Law 96-375 authorized feasibility studies on the <br />Lower Gunni$on Basin, McElmo Creek, Glenwood-Ootsero Springs, and Meeker <br />Oome Units in Colorado; Uinta Basin, Price-San Rafael Rivers, Oirty Oevil <br />River, and LaVerkin Springs Units in Utah; Lower Virgin River in Nevada and <br />Arizona; and Big Sandy River Unit in Wyomin9. <br /> <br />The investigation of Saline Water Use and Oisposal Opportunities is bein9 <br />conducted under authority of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act <br />as amended, the 1902 Reclamation Act as GfI1ended and supplemented, and <br />specific approval by Reclamation's Assistant Commissioner for Planning and <br />Operations on May 19, 1980. Any followup feasibility study will require <br />congressional authorization. <br /> <br />C. Acknowledgment of Assistance <br /> <br />The following entities provided information or other assistance for this <br />study: ' <br /> <br />United States Government Agencies <br /> <br />Oepartment of Energy, Western Area Power Administration <br />Oepartment of the Interior <br /> <br />Bureau of Land Management <br />Fish and Wildlife Service <br /> <br />Environmental Protection Agency <br />Office of Water Research and Technology <br /> <br />Colorado,River Basin Salinity Control Forum and Advisory Council <br />Representat i ves <br /> <br />State of Arizona <br />State'of California <br />State of Colorado <br />St ate of Nev ad a <br />State of New Mexico <br />St ate of Ut ah <br />State of Wyoming <br /> <br />1-3 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />- hi' <br /> <br />" ~',"". <br /> <br />;j. <br /> <br /> <br />'" ,]J;; :".d';;'< ,.iiI>'} <br /> <br />':; <br />, <br />,~,:i <br />""" -- <br />