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<br />000289 <br /> <br />Draft (2/11/03) <br /> <br />Report to the Congress <br />By the Secretary of the Interior <br /> <br />Modifications to Projects of <br />Title 1 of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act <br />(Public Law 93-320, As Amended, 43 U.S.C. 9 1571) <br /> <br />Table of Contents <br /> <br />Secretarial Transmittal Letter 1 <br /> <br />Table of Contents 7 <br /> <br />Introduction 9 <br /> <br />Proj ect Setting 11 <br />Title I of the Act 11 <br />Requirements Under Minute 242 11 <br />Wellton-Mohawk Division Drainage Reduction Measures 12 <br />Colorado River Water Supplies And Needs 13 <br />Emergence Of Environmental Considerations Associated <br />With The Bypass Drain Flow 14 <br />Cost Of Operating And Maintaining Yuma Desalting Plant 15 <br />Use Of Other Measures To Accomplish Title I Objectives 16 <br /> <br />Potential Sources Of Replacement Water To Meet Title I Objectives 17 <br />Forbearance Agreements 17 <br />Non-system Supplies From Groundwater And Other Sources 17 <br />Investing In Advanced Irrigation Techniques To Reduce Use 18 <br />Environmental Considerations 18 <br />Institutional Considerations 18 <br /> <br />Comparative Analvsis Of Operating The Yuma Desalting <br />Plant Versus Implementing Replacement Measures 19 <br /> <br />Other Alternatives Considered 20 <br />Conveying WMIDD For Discharge At Imperial Dam 20 <br />Weather Modification 21 <br /> <br />Consultation With Affected And Interested Parties 21 <br /> <br />Actions To Be Taken After Congressional Waiting Period 22 <br /> <br />7 <br />