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<br />iCC-
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<br />brine holding pond wa.. initi<lled. The
<br />temporcHy i.lcilillf:>S \\'ill tw u..t'd dur-
<br />ing a two-war It'sting pt'f1od of 18 "',.
<br />traction Wf'U.. that Vleft' complelt'd in
<br />1977 to determine the optimal pump-
<br />ing configuration dnd r.Ues oi {'",trac-
<br />tion rpquirPd 10 control the brmt'
<br />How. Tht:, pI.'rm,lnf'nl bnnt' pipeline
<br />and t'\iilporalion f",..en'oir iHt' sched-
<br />ulf'd lor (omplt"ion in 198t at which
<br />time it is e<,limall;'(l th.u tht, unit ....ill
<br />be able 10 remo\'t' 180,000 Ions of '>.llt
<br />dnnuall~'.
<br />Comlruction oj thl.:' l.lJ l't'g,h I t~Hh
<br />Unll Wd'> poslponro ppndinR com plt'-
<br />tion of ,]fl 18-month program of addi-
<br />tional data ('ollection doivilll.... and
<br />hydrn-,>Jlinitv sludip,> and thf' iinaliza-
<br />lion oi local wa"ll' \\dlef m.lnagt'mt'nl
<br />plan,>.
<br />
<br />Bd~ifJ 11',11t'r {)u.ddl' CO!l(rol Plan...
<br />
<br />Sfftion 108 or lht" C1t'.1n WatlO'r An
<br />oi 1977 requirt'~ pfO(l:'duH'''' for con-
<br />tinuing planninR ior ImprO\ in~ th(. na-
<br />tion"" Wolter qualilv TheslO' "208
<br />plannm~ sludie<." olrt' bt>mg carripd on
<br />lhroughout thE:' B.I<.m Thp 208 ...tudlt.,,,
<br />.He to t"onsider Sollinih ,1S p.lrt oi thp
<br />O\f'rilll pldn. Th(. ~<llinih porljons oi
<br />thp pl,ln~ .HI' bl'm~ rl'VI{'wpd bv th('
<br />Forum \Vork Group for thp purpo...(.
<br />oi obt.llnml': ....lhnih portions oi pl.m...
<br />that .up consistent throu~h{)UI thp Ba-
<br />Sin ..lnd will bf-' C(lmi~tpnt With thf'
<br />Forum's policif's. Dunng tht' H',H, .l
<br />number of 208 pl,lns \\l'n' compJplpd,
<br />tv..o In Ut.ah. I\vo in Colorado. anl" in
<br />\V\()min~ and one in '"velda. ThE:'
<br />Clarl.. Countv, 'pvad.l, 208 ptln h.l...
<br />bt'('n ("{lnclition.1l1v certified bv lh(>
<br />Gov('rnor of ~f'\',ld<l and ...ubmittt.'1:J to
<br />lht' Environment,lt Proh'<..tion <\gt-'n(\
<br />for evaluCltion clnd olppro....il1. "'one o!
<br />thp olht'r 208 plan... \\Ithln lh(' B.Jsin
<br />h,}vp n'.'(f'i\ffi ...tolte certliication
<br />The 208 plilnOlng ...tu(h lor tht' Col-
<br />or.1do River r€'gllln to ClIit-ornl,} to
<br />minimize salt return to tht' fl\ pr 1<'
<br /><,chPdulPd ior cumplt'llon in lalp 1<)7<)
<br />The ...tud\' i... .I coopt.r,Hive eiion bv
<br />the Caliiorni.l Rp~ion,ll \\'c1tf'r Qualit\
<br />Control Board-Coloreldo RI\pr Re~
<br />gion, U.s. Grologi(al 5ur-.t'\, Palo
<br />Verde IrriRdtion Di~tri( t ,\nd the Culo-
<br />r.ldo Riwr Bo.ard
<br />The Salinih portion... 01 the 208
<br />pleln.... aitef (t.rtiiic.ltlon b\ lhlO' re~pt'{-
<br />
<br />tl\'f' '>late.. c1nd el~proval by the EPA.
<br />will rn.'(omp .l part oi thl' 5dlinitv
<br />Control Forum'<. plan of impll:'ml'nta-
<br />tlon lor ,>aliOlty control.
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<br />Ot:>nl t'f Re_{'drch In-lltuU'
<br />
<br />Tht. Denver Rp...t'arch In..titute
<br />IORII, under <l Rrelnt from the Oifi(.l'
<br />oi \VaU'r Re..t'ardl i1nd Tt'chnolo~v.
<br />conduc!t'd .-t ..tud\" lO'nllllt'1:f "OV{'f-
<br />coming ll'~al and Instilutinnc11 Bdfriers
<br />10 Conwmptive Rl'u..e oi low QU.llitv
<br />W.lter in tht' Culor.ldo River B.-t"in"
<br />A drait rP!-lor! describing lhp slud\ is
<br />...chpdul{'d for relea..e in lanUMV' 1979_
<br />Tht, Chit>i EnglOtO'ef oi lht., Colorado
<br />River BOdrd ~t-'f\tO'd .l'> a memllt'r oj
<br />the ORI Ad\'i,>or~' BOdfd
<br />
<br />S,lhnm \Ie,,_wr~, ior\le\ico
<br />
<br />Tht, Burt',lU oi Reclamation con-
<br />tinUl:'<i ,Is work on t'ngim"t-'ring plans
<br />.md ...pecificatiom for the dp"dhing
<br />plant dnd oth!:'r f.lcilitlP... ,md Illp.l'>urt'.,
<br />m'(es<,drV to im!-lIt'lllen! the 1<}7J
<br />dgrt'pment with \-1t>,ico on Colorado
<br />R,\t'r ...ailnlt\'. Tht' dt'''clltmg pl.lnl .lnd
<br />otht'f mea"url''> \..ere. dulhorl7Pd h\
<br />Title I of PoL. 93-320 ,wd dt'''uilwd 10
<br />tht, BO.H(h 1974 Annu.ll RlO'port,
<br />The RUfl'dU .lwilrdt,d two contr,lt t..
<br />totalling $27.887,554 10 lwo Cclliimni,l
<br />ilrm,>, Fluid S..."tpm... Oivi..lon o! Uni-
<br />\'('rS,11 Oil Produc t<" Inc., ,lnd H,-
<br />dr.lnautic.., ior tht, pUfch,l'ot' of
<br />mt'lllbr,Jnt' dl'''',lltmg t'quipmt>nt lor
<br />tht, Yuma des.lttlOg plant. The dewr.
<br />mlOa\ion for thp..p .l....clrd.. W.1S milde
<br />in Se!-llt.'mbt'r 1977. HO\\t'\('r. .lwdrd,
<br />\\f'rp dt'lilYt'1:i ior d \'edr Iwc.1u<,t' oi
<br />wotp...", lilt'{j WIth the Gpnt'rell Ac-
<br />countmg Oliin' bv unsucct'......ful bid-
<br />dt,r<.,
<br />Thp Coachelld V.lllt'\ Count\ W.-tter
<br />Dlstrl(t lC\'C\\'Dl ,Ind the 0t'p.1I1-
<br />mpnl ui tht' Int{'rior ..iAnt'l.1 .1 rt'pdv-
<br />mt'nt contratt im repldCt:mf'nt 01 a
<br />49.mile unllOt,<i "l'l.-tinn nl lht. CO.l-
<br />chpllil C,ma1. -\ $lS -l million cnntra(\
<br />\VJ" a\\clfdpd b\ ltw Ruwau 01 R€'CIc1.
<br />mallon iar con<,tru(\lon 01 th(. Iltst ],1-
<br />mile ~t:'(.tion oi thp conuptt' lined ca~
<br />noli replaCt'mt'nt. \\ht:'n cnmplt:'ll:'l:l.
<br />lhe 49-mile n'!-lI,Keml'nt \\ ill "'.1\ I' .In
<br />e..tlmatPd 1 ]2,000 ,1CfP-It't't 01 water
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<br />o.
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<br />lml annuc1l1v to ~l:'epaRe in the unlinl:'<l
<br />Celnill. This ....ll....el.ll;ecl wolter will initiallv
<br />be USl-d fm deli\'erips oi Culor.tdu
<br />Ri\'Pf waler (0 \1P>.ICO required to
<br />meet the saliMv' control objl'(tivf's of
<br />....tlOute 242 oi lhe Inli.rn.Wonal
<br />BoundMv and \\'dter Commi<,sion.
<br />Later, the water "',1Vin~~ will be util-
<br />i/I'd bv CVCWD or The ....letro!-lolitJn
<br />\\'atl'f DI...trlct of Southern C.llifornia
<br />who ..Igm>d an .lRrt't'mpnt with
<br />CVC\VD in 1977 JII()win~ il to u...e
<br />that p.nt oi ..,]lva~Pd watl:'r thdn l"-
<br />Ct,<-d~ the n('('(ls or CVCWD.
<br />
<br />turn" Ut'_'.1ltil1l! PI.Jflf
<br />Reiff"! SUedm RepI.1Ct'mt'nt
<br />
<br />Tht' 1974 Culor.-ldo Riwr Ba...in
<br />SaliMv Control A(1. Public Loll,',
<br />93-320, decliHt.d lht. fPplJcl'ment of
<br />thl' fejPct ,>lrt'dm from thp Yuma
<br />Ol.....lltmg Plant 10 be d n,lIion,ll
<br />nbli~ati(}n (lnd dlfe(:tl:'d the St't:rt'tarv
<br />oj thi' lnlprior tn Idt'ntlly flO',hiblt'
<br />mea...urp<. to pm\'ldt' ,ldt'Quatt:'
<br />rpplacement W.llt'r b\ lunp 3D, 1980_
<br />1 ht' potpntlal ...ourn'.. for the
<br />rt'pl,lCt'ml'nt must be Irom within tht'
<br />State,> 01 Afizon.l. California.
<br />Colorado, elnd 't'\V Me,ico, ,lOd
<br />tho~t' portiO!"" oi ~t'\'.ld.l, Utah, dnd
<br />\\\OImn~ thdt .lrl' within the niltural
<br />drdmJW' of the Color,](jo River B.1...in.
<br />Tht. Burt'au of Reclamation
<br />contmut-'d It~ ...tudu,:-s oi potpntial
<br />.;,ourn'... durin~ 1978. and in \1J.\ ht,ld
<br />a !-lublit mt'l'ting in El Cl'ntro whit h
<br />\\,1" .Hlpnd(->d b\ a BOilfd ...t.lH
<br />memlwf. ^ prl""entatlon \\a~ made b\
<br />the Burp.lU nn the al!prn.lllvt'... bt'lOg
<br />"ludipd and comment<. \\ t'tt:'
<br />requpstpd lrom the audlencE'_
<br />In lune. tht' Chit" En~int't'r
<br />di"'cu""t'd the <.tudit:'.. \\llh BUrt'dU 01
<br />Redilmiltl()O pt'rsonnel .lnd ..uAAt....lt,d
<br />Jddillonell ..tUdlb bt' pt.'riormed of
<br />'t'epa~t' lrom the All-,\nwriCiln Canal,
<br />.lmortlzalion oi the ((hh oi a nt'\\
<br />Iint'd (,mal iur var\ing inl('rim
<br />Pt'rl(){h. proCe<jUfP.. '^ ht'rt'b\'
<br />Caliinrnia agt'ncit.... could ft'l.U\t'r
<br /><'.lh ,lgl>d water .litt.>f .1n interim perind
<br />oi u<.t' b\ thp Unit(>(j Stales, ,md d
<br />prop()<.,al to pump ground\\atl'r irom
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