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<br />u::.. <br />0# <br />-.J <br />Ci.) <br /> <br />Table of Contents <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL FORUM MEMBERS <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />TRANSMIITAL LETTERS .................................... Hi <br /> <br />SUMMARY ...........,.................................. v <br /> <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................,.......... ix <br /> <br />CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 1-1 <br /> <br />Purpose of Report ...................................." 1-1 <br />History and Background. . . . . . . . . . ~ . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1-2 <br /> <br />Program Funding. . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1-5 <br /> <br />CHAPTER 2 - SALINITY OF THE RIVER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . , .. 2-1 <br /> <br />Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . .. 2-1 <br />Observed Salinity ..................,..,..............., 2-4 <br />Water Use and Associated Impacts of Salinity ........,.........,.. 2-6 <br /> <br />ProJections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-7 <br />Future Water Depletions . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . .. 2-7 <br />Existing Salinity Conditions . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 <br />Future Salinity Projections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 <br />Exceedance Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . 2-11 <br />Impacts of Hydrology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 <br /> <br />CHAPTER 3 - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR SALINITY. . . . . . . . . . .. 3-1 <br />Overview of Standards .......................,........... 3-1 <br />Numeric Criteria for Salinity . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , .. 3-2 <br />Federal Regulation ...,............................. 3-2 <br />Temporary Increases ....................,........... 3-3 <br />Plan of Implementation ................................... 3-3 <br />U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Program . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-4 <br />U.S. Department of Agriculture Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-4 <br />Description of the Plan of Implementation ................... 3-5 <br /> <br />CHAPTER 4 - PLAN OF IMPLEMENTATION - FEDERAL PROGRAMS, . . . . ., 4-1 <br /> <br />Introduction ...........,.,.........................". 4-1 <br />Reclamation/USDA Units Included in the Plan ................ 4-1 <br />Units Completed .............................. 4-1 <br />Units Being Implemented . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . , . .. 4-1 <br />Paradox Valley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . , . . . , . ,. 4-1 <br />Grand Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4-3 <br /> <br />Uinta Basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4-3 <br /> <br />ix <br /> <br />;1 ,._b <br />