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<br />- <br /> <br />frn q 0 0 3 <br />t:. ... -. <br /> <br />109 <br /> <br />TABLE 15,-POTENTIAl USE OF SALVAGED WATER TO REDUCE IRRIGATION SHORTAGES IN THE RIO GRANDE <br />OIVISION UNDER PRESENT CONDITIONS OF DEVELOPMENT <br /> <br /> IUnit-I,OOO.t1t-leell <br /> PotentlJl <br /> deliveries hl.1 <br /> Ideal ofulvJged diversions <br /> diversion HistQric DiverSion glound waler Willi useot <br />CalendarYUI demand dIverSions defiCiency and drain now ulvagedwiler <br />1928. ~]..t 528.2 65.2 65.2 593.4 <br />192L &01.0 661.9 0 0 661.9 <br />193L. 590,] 513.0 71.3 77.3 590.3 <br />1931 598.9 ]]8.6 260.3 78.1 416.1 <br />193L:" 616.3 722.9 0 0 722.9 <br />1933.. 595.2 479.6 lIS. 6 53.6 533.2 <br />1934.. 606.2 3e9.3 "'., 91.1 400.4 <br />1935.-.u 623.0 699.0 0 0 699.0 <br />1936......_ 600.6 480.7 119.9 109.2 589.9 <br />1937...._ 6(;9.8 555.5 ,'-' ,'-' 609.8 <br />1938-.__ 609.0 671.9 0 0 677.9 <br />1939.. 616.1 H6.8 169.3 98.0 5R8 <br />1940_. 613.4 297.9 315.5 84.0 381.9 <br />I94L_ 601.5 633.9 0 0 683.9 <br />19<42.. 620.9 59<4.6 26.3 26.3 620.9 <br />19<43___ 611.1 461.7 143.4 92.3 560.0 <br />1944- 599.1 633.1 0 0 633.7 <br />19<45.._ 607.2 530.7 76.5 76.5 607.2 <br />19<46__ 618.0 415.6 202.4 85.8 501.4 <br />1947_... 603.8 613.5 0 0 613.5 <br />1948... 597.5 608.6 0 0 608.6 <br />1949...... 597.8 684.2 0 0 684.2 <br />1950_+. 622.9 u9.8 m.1 91.3 541.1 <br />1951... 619.7 286.1 333.6 74.7 360.8 <br />195L 606.6 765.9 0 , 765.9 <br />1953. 618.8 365.9 252.9 106.4 412.3 <br />195"-. 633.4 376.0 257.4 32.2 4G8.2 <br />1955.._ 621.6 m.6 262.0 36.5 396.1 <br />1956_.. 623.1 325.0 298.1 34.2 359.2 <br />1951._ 621.0 193.8 0 0 193.8 <br />1958.... 621.4 519.0 42.4 42.4 62\.4 <br />1959.- .....-....... 609.7 334.9 274.8 77.2 412.1 <br />1960_ 626.3 568.1 51.6 51.6 626.3 <br />Meln _. 610.9 519.1 111.4 46.' "'.. <br />Avelllge InnuII use b~ <br />Allmon Refuge_.._.._ -5.3..... ... '..-- <br />Aver'ileannu.lnlv/lged <br />w.lerllV.ll.ble10 reduC-f! <br />irriil.ttonshorl/lgn.___ 4Um.. . -..-." <br /> <br />It is rcco~ni7.pd tlllll thf' snh'n~l'd wntcr would have 11 high('r con- <br />celltration of dissol \'cd solids thulI wntt'r di,'erted from tl1l' Rio Grl1nde. <br />Howp\"rr, us till' concentrution of dissoln'd solids I1nJ the IwrCf'nt <br />sodium would nn'fll~l' only nbont lti2 parts per million nnd 2S percent. <br />the suh'u~l'd wlltt'r would bl' ndeqlllltl' for irrigation of lands in the <br />Closed Basin with llrorwr wHter-mllnug't.'ml'llt prllctic('s nntl ndeqUtlte <br />tlrainllg'E'. <br />Also. thel'(, is II potentilll usp for a large portion of tilt, suh'ag:ed <br />Wlltpl' in the ).[o:-,('u-Hoo}ler Ufl'a I'll:'>t of the inflow-outflow st.ud.v area. <br />Thf're lirt' llpproximatf'ly 21,000 lIl'fl'S of land ill tlw ~[os(,H-lIoopl.'f <br />IlI'('U thllt hn\"(' potPlHiul rppllynWtll Hhilily us pstnhlish{'tl by land <br />cllt~~ificlltioll :,lIrn"'~. 'rlw:'.t' hmtls W('ft" llrnong till' first to 11:'-1' Wrttf'r <br />din)rt<,tI from tlH' "{io Gl'llntlp. Howe,.er. no ~lruinll~e fllcilitie:, wen' <br />pnwidetl. lmt! thl' productivity of ,Ill.' lutllb .-;oon dimini~IH''' as thl' <br />wllt!'r tllbll' ro:,t'. l{f'l'f'1lt stmlit)~. hll\\"('n'r. han' t'~tahli~ht'tl that \,.ith <br />drnil1n~t' pr<H+..i(lll~ Hlld lllllllllple :'>upply of \\"1l1l'r thl'SP lands could IH' <br />I't':,toft'd to tlH'ir f"rllwl' prlldue~i\.ity. D\lrill~ 19.H) IlIltl 1952 whpll <br />adl'ljlllttt' suppli.., of Rio GrandI' \\'lltl'r \\'I'ft' nnlilahlf'. tilt' rt'corcls of <br />