WSP12324

• File Number: 8281.960
• Description: Colorado River Studies and Investigations -- Lower Colorado Comprehensive Framework Study
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 6/1/1971
• Title: Lower Colorado Region Comprehensive Framework Study -- Appendix XV - Water Quality - Pollution Control and Health Factors
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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LOWER COLORADO REGION COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK STUDY

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APPENDIX XV

WATER QUALITY, POLLUTION CONTROL AND HEALTH FACTORS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS.....................................

CHAPTER A - IN'1'RODUCTION.................Cl~.............

Purpose and Scope................... 'lit -.-. .'... . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relationship to Other Appendixes...... ..'. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Description of the Region.......'.-......... '. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Me_thodology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .' .... ... .... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defin! tioDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER J3 - WATER QUALITY AND POLLUTION CONTROL.........

Present Status........................................

Hydrology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Surface Water.....................................

Lower Main Stem Subregion.......................
Little Colorado Subreqion.......................
Gila Subregion....................................

Ground Water..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Water Quality Objectives and Related Considerations.

State-Federal Water Quality Standards.............
Principal Pollution Control Agencies..............
State-Federal Enforcement Actions.................

Prevention and Abatement of Pollution from
Federal Facilities..............................

Pollution Sources.".................... ~ . . . . . . . . . . e .

Municipal Wastes."."".." '" " " " .. " .'.....-" .'. '. " " . . . ... . e . . . .
Rural-Domestic Wastes e'. .'. e '.-.'.'....-'.'. .,,-..".... '. """"e e. '. '. '. -. -e. .
Industrial Wastes.........."."....... e . " . . . . . . . . . e e . .

Man uf.act uring. . . . " . . . . .' e-'e- ........'.. '.' "--' '..'''.''.--....' ... . -.' . 'e '.. . . .
Mining. . . e . '. .. . . . . . . . . . " . . . . . " . . . . ,,'. . . . . " . . . e e " " .
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