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<br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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<br />1.0 Introduction............................,........ ._... '. .. .. ..'_. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .1-1
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<br />1.1 The Problem............................................... '.0 ~-.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1-1
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<br />1.1.1 Salinity of the Colorado B,iver.~............. ,1-1
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<br />1.1.2 Salt Contribution of the Study Area...,.......1-3
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<br />1.2 Purpose of the lnvestigation......................... ,1-3
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<br />1-.-3 Provisions of the CO'D:1;-x:act.....-......./..........'......1-:-4.
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<br />2.0 Description of the Study Area..~~~.........................2-1
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<br />2.1 Topography........................... .-. ......',.......................... ._....... .," ...,..~::-l
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<br />2.2 Geology........................ ..... .'..'-':"".'_'--.~. .'.'_....... ~.. .'...'...,........ .,~2:-3,
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<br />2.2.1 Study Area Physiography..... ~. ~... ~ ~.,... ". ~.2.,.3
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<br />2.2.2 Structur_al Feature-a,.;';..,.. ~ "" ....~ .. .. .. .. ... .. ,. .. .. ."'. .. .. ,. ~ .. .. 2~5..
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<br />2.2.3 Evaporite Def-orma,t,~on.sJl!" :,~ ....... .."""""""""" ," ~." ,,2,~~
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<br />2.2.4 Stratigraphic UniU ",$n!d.tl:1eir Hydrologic
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<br />2.3 Description of the Aquifers .and .Saline Springs.....,' .2-16
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<br />2.3.1 ll.elationship of A,quifers to'Formstions. .;. ~ . ,. .2-16
<br />2.3.2 LQcation,1l'f Saline SpriDSs,...,. .......... ~':..... ';2-19
<br />2.3.3 QUa1itY/Quantityof~,prings.. .,. . . . .. .. . . ,. . ., .2-25
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<br />2.3.4 Commercial Dev.elQp1II~t,();f, the Spring$"~'"/:..... .2-43
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<br />2.4.2 Present Water an4-liesource. .Dev:e1,opml!rii:I: ;':... :2:-45
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<br />2.5 Vegetation"."......". .... " fI" . ,. . . . ,-. . . . . . .. . .,...._. '._1. ".". . . . . . .2-52
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