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<br />003234 <br /> <br />· Contamination of Ground liaters and Surface Waters by Heavy t~etals, <br />Organics, and Other Toxic Materials. <br /> <br />* Processes of Salt Pickup in Surface Waters and Movement Through <br />Channels dnd Reservoirs, for Use in r--tJre Effective water Management <br />and Methods of Salin1ty Control. <br /> <br />* Effects of Mining Activity (Metals, Fossil Fuels, and Uthels) on <br />Surface Ijunoff, Water lJuallty, ancJ Groundwater Movement and Quality. <br /> <br />* Cultivation and Processin,j ,of Agl'icultura1 Crops for Synthetic Fuel <br />and Rubber Production. <br /> <br />HIe first proposal "Legal/Institutional Aspects of Allocation of I~ew <br /> <br />and Newly ~antified Water Supplies and Reallocation of Existing <br /> <br />SupplIes" has been submitted to OWRT as a Matching Grant amJ we still <br /> <br />don't nave word on wilether or not it can be funded. The other proposals <br /> <br />are still in preparation. <br /> <br />HLlS\"/ELL LlESALTING TEST FACILlTY <br /> <br />Early this year the Oepartment of Interior expressed an interest in <br /> <br />turning over the ownersnip and operation 0 f the Roswell Tes t Facility to <br /> <br />a consor t ium of westerll un.lversi ties. There has been a preliminary <br /> <br />expression of interes t from CvHC Directors reyarding this transfer; <br /> <br />Ilowever, no formal ilyreements have been established as of this date. The <br /> <br />New Me)(ico Legislature passed a House Memor.i.al endorsing the transfer of <br /> <br />ownership and uperation of this facility to a consortium of southwestern <br /> <br />universi ties and urged tile New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute <br /> <br />to determine the feas.LbUity of SUCll a transfer and examine the <br /> <br />alternative financial arran,Jements that would be required for its <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />r;ont.inuiny operation. We are still awaiting word from the Department of <br />Interior on details of that proposal. Of major concern at this time is <br /> <br />how to finance tlh; continued opera lion 0 f the facility. <br /> <br />B-18 <br /> <br />'.. <br />