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<br />o Glenwood-Dotsero Springs Unit, Colorado (Cogeneration) <br />CO <br />o Developers are investigating alternatives to the "downtown" Glenwood <br />~ Springs city site that was turned down by the city planning and <br />zoning commission. An alternative site is being investigated near <br />the existing Rifle, Colorado, cogeneration plant., Public scoping <br />and an EA are underway. <br /> <br />Las Vegas Wash Unit, Nevada <br /> <br />Quarterly monitoring of salinity at 15 sites in the wash continued <br />during fiscal year 1992. Results of the salinity analyses indicated <br />that TDS concentrations continue to decrease, but total salt volume <br />is increasing because of increased waterflow. <br /> <br />Lower Virgin River Unit, Nevada <br /> <br />In April 1992, Reclamation began a cooperative study to determine <br />the technical, economic, and environmental feasibility of a dual- <br />purpose salinity control and water supply project on the lower <br />Virgin River in Nevada. The water would be desalted for use in the <br />Las Vegas Valley. The general plan is to divert water from the <br />virgin River somewhere between the Nevada-Arizona State line and <br />Lake Mead, run it through a desalting plant, and pipe it to the <br />Las Vegas Valley. The feasibility study will produce a feasibility <br />report coupled with an EIS in one volume. A preliminary findings <br />report is scheduled to be released in April 1993.' <br /> <br />Nonpoint Source Control, Utah <br /> <br />Reclamation participated in a cooperative study with the Utah <br />Department of Agriculture, Utah Department of Water Resources, USDA, <br />USGS, and BLM. Reclamation funded a portion of the study ($100,000 <br />over 2 years) which screened areas in Utah for salinity control <br />potential through rangeland management techniques. Seven areas were <br />identified that will receive further planning and potential <br />implementation through existing BLM and SCS programs. <br /> <br />Nonpoint Source Control, Colorado <br /> <br />Reclamation and BLM are formulating plans to evaluate the <br />effectiveness of grazing management to improve soil and salinity <br />conditions in the Grand Junction area. <br /> <br />Sagers Wash and Castle Peak Research and Demonstration, Utah <br /> <br />These two multiyear studies will evaluate the effectiveness of <br />on-the-ground rangeland management techniques. As lead agency in <br />the salinity control program, Reclamation is responsible for <br />evaluating alternative methods of salinity control. By providing <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br />'. .:' <br />