WSP00978

• File Number: 8271.300
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program - General Information and Publications-Reports
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 6/1/1982
• Title: Optimizing Salinity Control Strategies for the Upper Colorado River Basin
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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FIGURES (cont'd)

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Salinity increase at Imperial Dam projected by the Water
and Power Resources Service (USDI, BR, 1979d) . . . . .

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Schematic diagram of the multilevel optimization analysis
(Walker, 1978) ..... . . . . . . . . . .

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Schematic representation of the simplified optimization
procedure for each alternative or area ...... .

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General flow chart of the canal cost-effective function and
aggregate optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Dimensionless optimal on-farm salinity control implementation
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Dimensionless on-farm cost-effectiveness function 63

Annual costs of salt removed by reverse osmosis (RO)
desalination process at various feedwater concent~ations 65

General schematic flow chart of project area, and basin-wide
optimization and development of the cost-effectiveness
function . . .'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Example of salinity control cost-effectiveness function fOr a
750,000 Mgm reduction and an annual cost of $30 million 73

Optimal Grand Valley Salinity Control Program

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Optimal salinity control p.rograms for the Lower Gunrd.son with
and without winter water in the canals . . . . . . 79

Optimal salinity control program for the Uncompahgre Valley
with no winter livestock water in the canals

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Optimal Uintah Basin Salinity Control Program .

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Optimal salinity control program for the Price River-San Rafael
River and Muddy Creek Drainages without wincer livestock
water in the c.anals- . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . 85

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