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o In New Mexico, BLM plugged two leaking wells (Aztec Totah) using 00 New Mexico Oil Conservation District (NMOCD) reclamation funds. o Twenty similar wells have been identified which need plugging. ~. One well yields 330 tons of salt per year (flowing at 15 gpm at 12,320 ppm). Plugging the well will cost $85,000, or, amortized, about $23 per ton of salt controlled. NMOCD also stopped the disposal of production wastes (brine) in unlined pits in the San Juan vulnerable area and enlarged the area. In the Aneth area in Utah, $20,000 is being spent to determine the source of salinity problems. Other activities included: . Reconnaissance planning in the Aneth area. . Comprehensive planning with a multiparty water quality monitoring team in the San Juan area and developing a spill prevention control system in the Aneth area to prevent release of brine from pipelines. . Implementation of riparian fencing and oil/gas road upgrades. . Maintenance, including well plugging and roads. . Monitoring vegetation successes and oil and gas field compliance. Total work effort: (Salinity budget: $1,156,000 $46,000) In Nevada, ELM is continuing to operate three gauging stations. The USGS is p~rforming the work to obtain needed baseline data on watersheds in southern Nevada. Other activities include reconnais- sance planning in two areas. In general, Nevada is demonstrating some interest in developing a more aggressive salinity control program. In Utah, BLM conducted an inventory of ecological sites on about 2,000 acres in Richfield and Cedar City Districts. Other activities included: . Comprehensive planning at Sagers Wash (Moab District) and Alvey Wash (Escalante River in Cedar City District) . . Monitoring two Climatological sites and 82 watershed sites. . Watershed implementation of ten projects at Castle Peak (pariette) and two projects at Moab, plus fencing of a riparian area by volunteers. 12 , -2 , .It_''''___;'d;'',_<>, ,c. ;