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<br />Table of Contents <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />I, Introduction <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />II, Description and Definition of Water Salvage <br />A. Irrigation Water Budget <br />B, Definitions <br />C. Methods of Improving Irrigation Efficiency <br />D. Municipal and Industrial Water Use Efficiency <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />III. Federal Programs Resulting in Salvage <br />A. Federal Salinity Program <br />B. Other Federal Programs <br />1. Clean Water Act <br />2, U.S, Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) <br />3, U,S, Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) <br />4, U,S, Department of Agriculture (USDA) <br />5, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />IV. Legal Standards Implicated by Water Salvage <br /> <br />I5 <br /> <br />V, Resource Impacts of Water Salvage <br />A. Water Supply Impacts <br />B, Water Quality Impacts <br />C. Groundwater Impacts <br />D, Environmental Impacts <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />VI, Policy Issues <br />A. Role of the State <br />B. Resource Tradeoffs <br />C, Legal Questions <br /> <br />23 <br /> <br />VII. Conclusions <br />A. Varying Degrees of Water Conservation <br />B. Various Possible Entitlements to Salvaged or Saved Water <br />C, Various Roles for the State of Colorado <br /> <br />25 <br /> <br />Appendices <br /> <br />Appendix A - Previous Colorado Bills <br />Appendix B - Water Budget Diagrams and Tables <br />Appendix C - Definitions <br />