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<br />-14- <br /> <br />IV. CONCLUSIONS <br /> <br />1. no storaoe in Electric 110untain and Cactus Park Reservoirs is <br />needed to nrovide flovl reoulatioll for maintainino satisfactory <br />\'1 a ter flua 1 i ty. <br /> <br />2. Municipal, industrial and irriqation uses sUl1plied by the Project- <br />develoned l'later will increase the salinity (total dissolved solids) <br />concentration in the Colorado River at Lake flead by 3.0 moll. <br />This increase in salinity will result in an estimated avcrallC <br />annual equivalent penalty cost of $205,000 to users of lower <br />Colorado River water. <br /> <br />3. ReClulation of flow achieved by storaqe of presently available <br />water in Electric Hountain and Cactus Park Reservoirs will not <br />channe the mineral quality of Ilater discharqed from Hoover Dam. <br /> <br />4. Project construction activities and wastes nenerated by recrea- <br />tional activities may cause l'later quality dellradation in the <br />El ectri c f10untai n and Cactus Park Reservoi rs and l'/es t r'luddy and <br />Currant Creeks un 1 ess adequa te ~Ia ter poll uti on control meas ures <br />are provi ded. <br />