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<br />~. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Program Recommendations <br /> <br />Fiscal Year 1978 <br /> <br />N <br />c.n <br />00 The Advisory Council makes the following recommendations: <br />..... <br />Department of Interior - The Council recommends expeditious <br /> <br />completion of three of the four salinity ~nits authorized for <br /> <br />construction1 Grand Valley, Colorado, Paradox Valley, Colorado, <br /> <br />and Las Vegas Wash, Nevada. Funds in the amount of $2.08 million <br /> <br />have been appropriated to commence construction on the above projects <br /> <br />in Fiscal Year 1977. It is essential that this construction be <br /> <br />continued at the maximum possible rate. Complete and accurate <br /> <br />information on feasible construction schedules and specific dollar <br /> <br />amounts are not available to the Council at this time. On the <br /> <br />basis of what information is available, it is recommended that <br /> <br />the Bureau of Reclamation include in its budget for Fiscal Year 1978 <br /> <br />funding for construction in the approximate amount of: <br /> <br />Grand Valley Unit <br /> <br />$ 3.5 million <br /> <br />Paradox Valley Unit <br /> <br />3.0 million <br /> <br />Las Vegas Wash Unit <br />first stage <br /> <br />3.5 million <br /> <br />$ 10.0 million <br /> <br />Investigation and planning on the other salinity control units and <br /> <br />other activities indentified as the Water Quality Improvement Program <br /> <br />should be continued at the current level of about $2 million. Most <br /> <br />of the proposed salinity control projects include evaporation pond <br /> <br />facilities whether control is solar evaporation of saline source <br /> <br />water or evaporation of the brine reject stream following desalting. <br /> <br />5 <br />