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<br />~ <br />N <br />~..., <br /><.:;.> <br /> <br />~) <br />':.:; <br /> <br />Report to the Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />On Irrigation Demonstrations <br />In Grand Valley <br /> <br />At long last the Grand' Valley Salinity Control Project <br /> <br />is about to get underway. This project presents opportunities <br /> <br />for water conservation that have long attracb:d the interest <br /> <br />of this Board. <br /> <br />Six years ago we began with the Grand Valley Water <br />'. <br /> <br />Purification Project to line canals and laterals to prevent <br /> <br />seepage. It was determined that this activity was cost <br /> <br />effective and finally lead to the Bureau of Reclamation <br /> <br />salinity project which will line all the canals and laterals <br />in Grand Valley, <br /> <br />The Bureau of Reclamation will soon be planning reha- <br /> <br />bilitation of the Orchard Mesa System, and from recent work <br /> <br />on orchards, it can be shown that irrigation water demand can <br />J <br />be cut by at least 50% if pressurized reservoir storage can be <br /> <br />built into the project. <br />The Bureau has indicated that they would probably recommend <br /> <br />some minimal type rehabilitation as far as the Orchard Mesa <br /> <br />System was concerned. However, because all the water has to <br /> <br />be pumped from the river it would be more economical to provide <br /> <br />pressurized storage. <br /> <br />There are many benefits to be obtained from such a system. <br /> <br />Not the least of which is maximum salinity reduction. <br />