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<br />projectlmplementatlpn. The two-
<br />day workshops wer~ held at
<br />Roosevelt, Utah, for lhe Uinta
<br />Basin Unlland at G~ndJUnctlon,
<br />Colorado, for the G nd ,Valley, the
<br />Lower Gunnison, a the McElmo
<br />Creek units. partlcl~. nts. Included
<br />representatives from the ASCS
<br />and the ASC Count I Committees,
<br />from the SCS and ttJ'local Soli
<br />-Conservation Dlstrlc~s, from water
<br />u~r groups, and ot~ers,
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<br />Biology Workshop'
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<br />To strengthen perjlonnel aware-
<br />ness and to emphasize the Impor-
<br />tance of voluntarily rtreservlng,
<br />protecting, or replac$1g fish and
<br />wildlife values In, the bnfarm
<br />program, the USDA ~eld. a biology
<br />workshop at Grand tnc.tlon,
<br />Coloradci, In Septem er. ASCS
<br />and SCS personnel om Utah,
<br />Wyoming, Nevada, ~ Colorado
<br />participated In the th ee..aay
<br />workshop, Leglslatl e rElqulre-
<br />ments for InCIUdlng~Oldglc.al.con-
<br />slderatlons In thepr raIn, as fur-
<br />ther described In pr ram rules
<br />and regulations and }1 a"ency
<br />operating procedure. were
<br />reviewed In detail. W rklng In field
<br />sRuatlons, partlclpan s examined
<br />salinity control practl es.that adver-
<br />sely Impact habitat v lu&s and
<br />they applied method for evaluat-
<br />Ing the magnitude oflthose Im-
<br />pacts, Opportunltles!forldentlfy-
<br />Ing and Installing praptlces which
<br />provide for the volunlaryreplace-
<br />ment of habitat valuel3 were Iden-
<br />tified and demonstra(ecJ under
<br />field conditions by workshop parti-
<br />cipants, '
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<br />BUREAU OF .
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />ACTIVITIES IN 1987
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<br />As stated earlier, the status of
<br />the units was Included In the
<br />triennial review and, thus, are not
<br />being repeated here; however, a
<br />few of the major accomplishments
<br />are noted.
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<br />Paradox Valley Unit, Colorado
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<br />Drilling operations have been
<br />successfully completed to a depth
<br />of about t6,000 feet. All coring
<br />and casing Installations have also
<br />been completed. A contract for
<br />the brine pipeline which will
<br />transport Paradox brine to the
<br />Injection test well was awarded
<br />September 17,1987, forthe
<br />amountof$l,600,OOO, Surface
<br />treatme'ntfacllRles and Injection
<br />facilities to be used In conjunction
<br />with the brine pipelines will be con-
<br />structed under separate contract.
<br />The special alloy Injection string
<br />has been ordered with delivery .
<br />expectedaboUl mld-1988,
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<br />Grand Valley Unit, Colorado .
<br />
<br />The membrane lining of West
<br />End Government Hlghllne Canal
<br />was half completed by April 6
<br />when water was turned Into the
<br />canal. The contract for the West
<br />End Government Canal, Stage
<br />Two, was 87 percent complete at
<br />the end of September,
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<br />Saline Water Use and Disposal
<br />Opportunities Unit
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<br />A memorandum report covers
<br />IX (Ion-exchange) work done at
<br />the Southern California Edison,
<br />Etlwanda power generating station
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<br />during the fall of 1986 and early
<br />spring of 1987. The report con.
<br />firms thatlXsoftElnlng of cooling'
<br />tower make-up feed water, ushig .
<br />cooling tower blciwdown as the
<br />sole regenerant, Is practical.
<br />. Because of early cutoff offestlng
<br />due to budget considerations, not,
<br />all objectives wereachlevel:l. one '.'
<br />of the original objectives was to
<br />test the process on the potential
<br />leed water lor the proposed Harry
<br />Allen Power Plant In southern
<br />Nevada, Also planned were tests
<br />ona vertical tube evaporatbr to'fur-
<br />ther concentrate the regen(uant
<br />brines and tests to evaluate any
<br />possible corrosloneff&cts resulting
<br />from the IX process, '
<br />The results ofthlsstudy:provlde
<br />a major advance In usIng Ion ex-
<br />change softening of saline ,Water
<br />for use In powerplant cooling,
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<br />Lower Virgin River Unit, Nevaela .
<br />
<br />Recentlnve8tlgatlon shows that.
<br />a total of 48,200 tonsofsall.coUld
<br />'be removed frol'll the river system,. .
<br />wRha cost-effectlvEmss ofiibo~
<br />$66 per ton. The 48,200 tOns In'
<br />. eludes 25;700 tons attributed to
<br />. AWl (advanced water treatment)
<br />flows, the proposed Harry Allen
<br />Power Plant alternative water
<br />supply, ,Cost-effectlveness,of $t;!6
<br />per ton Is based on the net,redUC-
<br />tlon of this project of 22,500 tons, .
<br />Because 01 proposed
<br />budgetary cuts In FY-88, th!9 date
<br />for completing the Planning
<br />Report/Draft Envlronmental1State- .
<br />ment Is uncertain,
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