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<br />~ ~ ;; n 3 (' <br />tl,'O.U <br /> <br />should begin when the winter water portion of the unit is completed <br />in 1994. <br /> <br />4It Glenwood-Dotsero Sprinqs unit (Reclamation) - A proposal for <br />a federal-private project at Glenwood Springs has been submitted by <br />Glenwood Salt Company (Energy Ingenuity and Mission Energy <br />Companies.) The proposal calls for a co-generation project with a <br />25 MW gas-fired generating unit with the waste heat being used for <br />desalting the Glenwood Springs flow. The proposal would require no <br />funding of construction by the federal government. Reclamation <br />would agree with a 30% nonfederal reimbursement, to pay for the <br />removal of and disposal of 70,000 tons of salt annually. The <br />developers are investigating alternatives to the "downtown" <br />Glenwood City site that was turned down by the city planning and <br />zoning commission. An alternative site is being investigated near <br />an unrelated, but existing cogeneration plant in Rifle. Public <br />scoping and an environment assessment by Reclamation are underway. <br /> <br />San Juan River (Hoqback) Unit (Reclamation) - Reclamation has <br />observed saline inflows to the San Juan River in the Hogback Area. <br />Hundreds of oil and gas exploration wells have been drilled in this <br />area raising concerns over mobilization of saline aquifers. <br />Reclamation is investigating the apparent salt gains along the San <br />Juan River. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Biq Sandy River Unit (Reclamation) - Conclusion of planning <br />activities for this unit are pending the plugging of one deep <br />aquifer monitoring well. Reclamation has not identified any viable <br />salinity control measures in this area. The well plugging is <br />scheduled to occur in 1992. <br /> <br />Bureau of Land Manaqement <br /> <br />The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has established its <br />salinity strategy which: (I) Ranks all watersheds using an <br />interagency team. (II) Uses an interagency multidisciplinary team <br />and the Pacific Southwest Interagency Committee (PSIAC) procedures <br />to determine salinity reduction potential. (III) Develops <br />comprehensive plans using the revised Universal Soil Loss Equation <br />(RUSLE) to quantify soil erosion and cost effectiveness analysis <br />comparable to alternative salinity control measures. (IV) <br />Implements existing plans. Starting in 1994, land treatment <br />practices on only those watersheds which have gone through the <br />above process will be implemented. (V) Maintains structures which <br />are beneficial. Maintenance costs are included in cost <br />effectiveness analysis. (VI) Monitors thoroughly the projects to <br />ensure that the predicted results are achieved. <br /> <br />4It <br /> <br />A cooperative study with the Utah Department of Agriculture, <br />Utah Division of Water Resources, USDA, USGS, and Reclamation <br />screened 218 watersheds throughout Utah as to their potential for <br />reduced salt contribution through rangeland management techniques <br />(Phase I). Of the 218, eight were identified as having a high <br />potential for implementation. <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />