WSP02108

• File Number: 8273.600
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control - Federal Agencies - USDA
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/1/1996
• Author: Draper
• Title: Colorado River Salinity Control Program - McElmo Creek Unit - Monitoring and Evaluation
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT ..........................................................................................,.............,..............................,...1

I. INTROD UCTION ...............................................................................,............................................3

A, OVERVIEW .................................................................................................,........................................3
B. PROJECT SETIlNG .. ........... ........... ........... ........... ............... ......... .............. ................... ...... ..................3
C. SALINITY IN THE McELMOCREEK PROJECT AREA ....................,........................................................3

D. CUMA TIC COIIDmONS ..... ....., ..... ....... ,.............. ...... ,........ ......... ........................................ ...... ...........3
E. OBJECTIVES OF THE M&E PROGRAM..................................................................................................3
F, PRlORl1Y RATING SySTEM............ ........................... .......... ........ ..........,............................... ,.... ..,... ....4
G. STAlUS OF TIlE CRSC PROJECT ........................_..............................,.................................................4

II, HYDRO-SALINITY MONITORING & EVALUATION,....................................................,.....5

A. SETIlNG....................................,... ...................... ............. ..... ...... ...................... ............................... ...5
B. PROCEDURES.... ........ ........ .......... ..................... ........... ............. ................. .........,.. ....... ....._..................5
C. SUMMARY .......................................,...................,...................................._..........................................6

m. WILDLIFE MONITORING & EV ALVA TION .........................................................................7

A, INTRODUCTION... ...................... ................. .........,................................................ ................ ..............7
B. OBJECTIVES AND MEmODOLOGY.............. ....... ................. ........ ................,...... ...... .._........................7
C. ADDffiONAL EVALUATIONS ............................................................................................................... 7
D. TRACKlNG.........................."................................................................,...............................,............. 7
E. FIELD DATA AND MONITORlNG.......................................................................................................... 7
F. OFF-SITE WETLAND MONITORING ......................_..............................................................................8
G. WILDLIFE REPLACEMENT ...........................................................................,......................................8
H. CONCLUSIONS........ ............. ....... ..,.... ........... ....... ....................... .................. .............. .............. .._.......8

IV. ECONOMIC MONITORING AND EV ALUATION.................................................................9

A. SETITNG & MEmo DO LOGY ,......................................_.......................................................................9
B. CHANGES IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION lTEMS...................................,...........,....._.......................9

C. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS...............................................................................................10

APPENDIX A Irrigation Site Charts

APPENDIX B: Wildlife Habitatlmpa.1 Summary (projected)

APPENDIX C: On-Farm Moniloring Summary (Applied)

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the Secretary of Agriculture, USDA, Washington, D.C., or call [phone] (voice) or (202) 690.
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