7641

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7641
• Author: U.S. Department of the Interior.
• Title: Quality of Water, Colorado River Basin.
• USFW Year: 1987.
• USFW - Doc Type: Progress Report No. 13,
• Copyright Material: NO

Part VI

Part VII

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Present and future development . ....
A. Upper Basin depletions . . . . . . . . . .
1. Arizona

2 . 'Wy'oming . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. New Mexico . . . . .
4. Colorado. . . . . . . . . .
5 . Utah. . . . . . . .
B. Lower Basin depletions

1. Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . .

2 . Ar i zona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. California. . . . .

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program . . . . .
A. Ti tle I program . . . . . . . . . . .
1. Coachella Canal Lining . . . . . .
2. Protecti ve and Regulatory Pumping
3. Yuma Desalting Plant . . . .
4. Well ton-Mohawk Irrigation
and Drainage District. . . . . . . . . . VII-6
B. Title II program summaries . . . . . . . . . . . VII-7
1. Bureau of Reclamation VII-7
2. Bureau of Land Management VII-8
3. U.S. Geological Survey. . . . . . . . . VII-9
4. U.s. Department of Agriculture . . . . . . . . . VII~9
C. Title II unit summaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-11
1. Big Sandy River . . . . . . . . . VII-11
2. Blue Springs . . . . . . . . . . . VII-13
3. Colorado River Indian Reservation . . . . . VII-14
4. Dirty Devil River . . . . . . . . . VII-14
5. Glenwood-Dotsero Springs . . . . . . . VII-15
6. Grand Valley . . . . . . . VII-16
7. La verkin Springs . . . . . . VII-17
8. Las Vegas Wash . . . . . . . . . . . . vII-18
9. Lower Gunnison Basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-19
10. Lower Gunnison Basin, North Fork Area . VII-20
11. Lower Virgin River . . . . . . . . . . VII-20
12. Mancos Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-21
13. McElmo Creek - Dolores Project . . VII-21
14. Meeker Dome . . . . . . . . . VII-23
15. Moapa Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-24
16. Palo Verde Irrigation District . ... . . . VII-24
17. Paradox valley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-25
18. Price-San Rafael Rivers . . . . . . . . . VII-26
19. Saline Water Use and Disposal Opportunities . . VII-27
20. San Juan River . . . . . . . . . . VII-28
21. Sinbad Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-29
22. Uinta Basin . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... VII-30
23. Virgin Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-31
D. State NPDES salinity discharge permitting . . . . . VII-31

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Part VIII Effects of Development on Salinity
A. Methods .. . . . . . . . . .
B. Initial conditions . . . . . . .
C. Salinity projections . . . . . .
D. Salt load reduction objective

VII 1-1
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