WSP00631

• File Number: 8272.900.30
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program - Indian Tribes
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 7/1/1993
• Title: Salinity Verification - Phase I Final Report for Navajo Nation Unit - San Juan county NM - Salinity Control Study
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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LOCATION MAP ................................................................

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FORE\lORD ....................................................................

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SUMMARY .....................................................................

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INTRODUCTION ................................................................

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Problem Statement .........................................................

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Obj ectives and Scope ...................................................... 4

REASON FOR A VERIFICATION STUDY

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EXISTING CONDITIONS ......................................................... 8

Location and Setting ...................................................... 8

Agricultural and Socioeconomic Conditions ................................. 9

Geology and Soils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

\later Budget and Salt Budget .............................................. 11

DISCUSSION
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TABLES
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Table 2
Table 3
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AND RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................

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Some Characteristics of Ship rock Area Irrigation Districts .....

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Approximate Crop Acres by Irrigation District........ ....... ...

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Drain Salinity Data by Irrigation District

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Water and Salt Budget, Present Conditions
and Future \lithout Project ................................... 12

Table 5 -- \later and Salt Budget, Future With Project Conditions ..... ..... 16

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