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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />N <br />m <br />~~. <br />Q <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />Of particular interest to the Council is the potential <br />for early construction of the works in the area west of Stage I. <br />The Commissioner of Reclamation has indicated a willingness to <br />consider such action based upon congressional reaction to <br />SB 2202 which amends Public Law 93-320 relating to replacement <br />of incidental wildlife values, That decision should be addressed <br /> <br />following hearings on SB 2202. <br /> <br />Paradox Valley Unit, Colorado - The Paradox Valley Unit, <br />like Grand Valley, has been under intensive study for nearly <br />10 years. Progress on it, like the other units, has been <br />subject to a number of significant delays. On June 25, 1980, <br />USBR advised the Council by letter of a potential delay in <br /> <br />completion of the Paradox Valley Unit. This delay was attri- <br />buted to the need to consider deep well injection as an alternative <br />means of brine disposal. Later in 1980, the results of studies <br />by consulting engineers indicated that deep well injection appears <br />to be a vialbe alternative. USBR should move forward expeditiously <br />on the construction of a test injection well to demonstrate the <br />viability of deep well injection as the acceptable method of <br />brine disposal. <br />Program flexibility should be maintained and if the deep <br />well alternative proves infeasible, planning and field investi- <br /> <br />gation work on the Radium Reservoir alternative should move <br /> <br />forward without delay. Because the Paradox Valley Unit is thB <br /> <br />most cost-effective salinity control measure presently identified, <br />