WSP00392

• File Number: 8276.150
• Description: Grand Valley Unit-Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 4/1/1992
• Title: 1991 Annual Report: Grand Valley Salinity Control Project Monitoring and Evaluation Program
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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GRAND VALLEY SALINITY PROJECT
SUMMARY OF DEEP PERCOLATION LOSSES AND
SALT CONTRIBUTION FOR MONITORED SITES, 1991

Salt Tons
Site D.P.1j Per2j per3j Total
No. Acres (injac) ac in acre Salt crops
11 4.3 16.0 0.280 4.5 19.3 Orchard
13 9.0 5.1 0.350 1.8 16.1 Corn
15 18.9 23.1 0.263 6.1 114.8 Corn
16 25.4 5.9 0.474 2.8 71.0 Alfalfa
17 1.5 6.8 0.280 1.9 2.9 Grapes
18 2.2 0.0 0.280 0.0 0.0 Orchard
21 53.9 15.5 0.341 5.3 284.9 Alfalfa
26 19.0 4.1 0.341 1.4 26.6 Corn
30 35.8 15.2 0.341 5.2 185.6 Corn
31 15.1 24.3 0.341 8.3 125.1 Alfalfa
32 22.6 11.2 0.341 3.8 86.3 FGrain
33 14.5 3.6 0.341 1.2 17.8 Alfalfa
36 17.5 11. 0 0.341 3.8 65.6 Alfalfa
37 36.2 36.4 0.341 12.4 449.3 Alfalfa
39 7.5 6.1 0.280 1.7 12.8 Orchard
41 16.6 14.5 0.263 3.8 63.3 Corn
43 2.4 29.0 0.341 9.9 23.7 Alfalfa
44 4.8 28.3 0.341 9.7 46.3 Alfalfa
46 11.3 23.9 0.341 8.1 92.1 Alfalfa
47 2.7 23.0 0.280 6.4 17.4 Orchard
49 8.8 30.9 0.341 10.5 92.7 FGrain
50 8.8 30.4 0.341 10.4 91.2 FGrain
51 9.6 2.1 0.341 0.7 6.9 Corn
AVERAGE 15.9 0.327 5.2
Total acreage - 348.4
Total salt contribution from monitored sites through deep percolation-
1812 tons
1/ D.P. is average deep percolation in acre inches per acre.
2/ Tons of salt per acre inch. Based on the Grand Valley hydrosalinity model.
3/ Tons of salt per acre.

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