WSP02111

• File Number: 8273.600
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control - Federal Agencies - USDA
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 2/1/1992
• Author: USDA
• Title: DRAFT - Grand Valley Salinity Project Monitoring and Evaluation Program - 1991 Annual Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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I. I NTRODUCTJ ON

1. Ove rv i ew ..............,............................... 1
2. Project Location ........,............................. 1
3. Sal inity In The Grand Vall ey .............. ............. 3
4. Climatic Conditions ................................... 3
5. Objectives Of The M&E Program ..........,..,........... 4
6. CRSC Program status ......,............................ 4

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II.HYDROSALINITY MONITORING AND EVALUATION

1, Se tt i ng .............................,.,...,.........,.
a. Irrigation Delivery S'/stems ...........,......,.....
b. Monitoring Site Descr'ption ........................
Ove rv i ew ................................................................
1991 Irrigation Moni toring ............... '.......
2. Summary Of Stream Gauging Data ........,.......,.......
3. Irrigation Monitoring and Evaluation ,..................
a. Summary Of The Monitoring Site Data..................
b. Summary Of Field Evaluations .......................
c. Summary Of Water Budget, Deep Percolation
and Appl ication Efficiency......................
Water Budget ....................................
Deep Percolation ................................
Appl ication Efficiencv ..........................
d. Surge and Conventional Irrigation Comparison .......
e. T re n d s ,..........,.""......................,.....
Irrigation Trends .".,.,......,.................
Sa Ii n i ty Trends .......,.......,...........,.....
f. Irrigation Adequacies At Sites ....,..........,......
g. Infiltration Estimates ..,..........................

4, Salt Budgets ........,..,..............................
a. Salt Contribution ..................................
b. Reduction In Deep Percolation and Seepage ..........
c. Reduction In Salt Loading ..........,...............
5. R e c 0 mm end a t ion s ....,...,............."...............

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III. WILDLIFE MONITORING AND EVALUATION
1. Introduction ....................................... 32
2. Methodology.........................,.............. 32
3. Re sui ts ...........................,.,.............. 33
4. Planning and Tracking ............................. 36
5. Recommendat i on ..........,.......................... 37