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<br />The BUff'ilU oi Rt'damallon'~
<br />planning ac.tivitlt'S on the Colorado
<br />River \Vatpr Qualih' Improvt'ment
<br />Pro~ram art' <:ontinuing. Thl' Bure,lU
<br />rei:t'ived ,In appropriation of $1.4
<br />million iOt iiscill ~'lW 1977-78 ior
<br />lhp<,t' .lCh\'llie~ and ior gpnl'fdl
<br />jn"'l>~ligations refalt>d 10 salmll\'
<br />control.
<br />Thp U.S. Soil Con~('rvdtlon Servi( t'
<br />reled..ed its reporl on <,Jlinitv'
<br />fl--duchon throu~h imprmed on-t'-Hm
<br />water mdnilgement in Grand Vallev.
<br />5CS .1lso hdS under",.!.\ pl,lnS or stud\
<br />on impro\ ed on-IJrm wat('r
<br />mdnaj;t('mpnl m live drPd,>: lO\\f'r
<br />Gunnl"ion. COlorddo; Uintdh B..Nn,
<br />Ut.!.h: Color..tdo River Indidn
<br />R(..,,,,rvilllon, Arizond; Polio Verde
<br />Vdllev. Cdlijofnlil, and the Virgm Rlvpr
<br />Basin, Utah. Arizona, 'e\<Idcl.
<br />Tht' Buredu oj l<lnd \lanagempnt
<br />(Bl\l) hdS dlrectf'd its elfort tm..,ud
<br />lhe control of <,alinlh {rom 'a!iondl
<br />Rt'<,ourc('<, ldnds. The major thrU<,1 of
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<br />on both lhe \...ater system and
<br />on-jJrm improwmt'nh throu~h 1990
<br />bt'iort' completion.
<br />ConWuuion of the t'xtrdcllon Wf'lI
<br />fipld 01 the P,Jradm Vallel' Unit.
<br />consisting or 18 \wll.., has bet'n
<br />compfplt'd. Thp Burt'au of
<br />Reclamillion plans 10 It'..l th(>~e I.\ells
<br />over a lwo-vear period to del ermine
<br />the optimal pumpinll. confi!o!uratlon
<br />and rat(><, oj extrJction rt'quirt"d to
<br />control thE' brine flow, Construction of
<br />the brine pipeline and evaporation
<br />reservoir is schPdulf'd ior compll'tion
<br />in 1983. at whICh timt' thp UOII will
<br />be able 10 remmp Jbout 180,000 ton..
<br />of <,alt dnnuallv.
<br />The first sta~e of the La" l'f'1M\
<br />ttJ~h Unit is <,(hf'duled for
<br />completion in 1983, ..\hl(h would
<br />remove aboul -I UXlO tons of ".lit
<br />.lnnuallv, A ..econd ..tagt' is
<br />contemplated some tIme after 1990,
<br />..\ hlCh ..,ould incre<l..e the ".lit
<br />rpmovell c.lp<lbilil\ of lhe Unit to .I
<br />total or 76.000 tons.
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<br />tht, BlM progr<lm is orienled toward
<br />controlling '>edlrnt'nts hom hi~h salt
<br />cont!:'nt IJnd.., thereby reducing thE"
<br />salt load in thE" Colorddo River.
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<br />B,Nn tLuer Qu.I!irl' Control Plans
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<br />Public lil....... 92-500, the Federal
<br />Water Pollution Control Act
<br />Arnendmenh of 1972, ~l.t forth in
<br />Seuion 108, procedures for continuing
<br />planning jOf improving the nation's
<br />Welter quality, Pldnmng bt>ing
<br />conducted pursudn! to thi.. section is
<br />r('ft'rrt'd 10 .I.. "208 planning studies",
<br />The 108 planmng ~tudy tor th('
<br />Colorado River rt'glon in Cdlifornia,
<br />df'wlopt'd by the CJliiornia Colorado
<br />Rlltt'r B,lsin Rpgional WJl!:'r QU<llit~,
<br />Control BO,lfd and thl' Colorado River
<br />BOcHd, to minimize ..alt return to the
<br />fiver irom non-pomt ..ource.., was
<br />approvro bv EPA ,J<, part oi the
<br />..t<lt!:'wide non.designated 108 planning
<br />program. The ..tud~ .......a.. initiated
<br />during the \Pdr .1<, a cOOp('rali\!:' {'Hort
<br />by the Cdlifornid Colorddo Riwr Bel.,in
<br />Rl'gion.11 Wat!:'r Qualitv Control
<br />Bo,ml, US Geological Survev_ P,llo
<br />Vt'rde IrnJoialion Di~trict, C1nd the
<br />Colorado Ri\t'r Board, A membt'r oi
<br />thl:' BOdrd\ ..tdli ..l:'f\eS on thE"
<br />rPRion's 208 planning tpchnical
<br />ddvi..orv commlUl"t',
<br />208 plClnning studie~ in both
<br />de,>i~nJtl'd and non.designated Mea.,
<br />i.. underway lhroughout the t'ntire
<br />Colorado Ri\t'r Ba..in. The agl'ncil's
<br />(onduuing tht, ",'udies were requt'~t('d
<br />b\ EPA 10 submit drait.. of lhmt'
<br />portion.. oj edch plan thdt cover
<br />..alinth to the Forum Work Group, in
<br />ordpr 10 a....ure that tht, ..afinitv pldm
<br />throughout th!:' Bd..m will be
<br />COmi.,lent with Forum polin' and
<br />obJpclives. During th€' vt-"clr, onlv t\\O
<br />208 plan,> \H're completed; one in
<br />Utah clnd ont' in WvominR. Both 208
<br />plan.. rE'Cognuro thl' problem oi
<br />"i,lIinil\', but oiferro linle in the wa~' oi
<br />d poSltl\{' progfdm for saliml\ control
<br />The report.. idenhiied the ..e,'€'n-"tdle .
<br />S,llinitv COnlrol Forum d.. the
<br />dppropria!l;> group to dt'al with satlOlIV
<br />I....ue.. elnd It.. control
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<br />Ot'm er Rt'~t:'arch In-,Wuff'
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<br />The Demer Rt''>edrch Instltutt'
<br />(DRI), under a research Rrdn! from
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