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<br />o <br />(::.) <br />~- <br />-.l <br />~ Upon study, it was concluded that the salinity effect of a sUc~ <br />(...l <br />cessful weather modification program is difficult to predict. Any <br />additional runoff produced from a weather modification proeram would <br />rick up Dulto in i.ts travel to Lee rerry. \Jhile increased runoff <br />('oulll \"I'(hll:(~ ItW (1VOrnU nol IlIlty nt l,ee F'en:y (by I1hout 70 (lJ1m, with <br />a runoff 'llcrense of 2 million actewfeet per year all released at Lee <br />Ferry), any benefit to Lower Basin users would occur only if a signif~ <br />icant portion of the increased runoff would be allowed to leave the <br />Upper Msin. If the increased runoff would be used euclusi"llely to <br />PlqHll1d Upper. I1l1uin tlSen, thC're vmuld be no increase in water supplieR <br />t'e Jeancu t.o Ute Lower 13<181n and tlw :d.ver I IJ snlinity would be sub- <br />stantially increased at that point. <br />Development of geothermal energy reSour~es located in tmperial <br />Valley does hold p~omise of a potential source for comparatively low <br />cost desalted water that could be used to reduce salinity of the <br /> <br />Colorl1do River tomter. Ilov~ever, there are many unl:nowns a.t this time. <br /> <br />Mnjot facts to be duvclop(!d include: (1) the location of Hot brines <br />that would ha"lle only about onewtenth the salinity round in pres~nt <br />steam wells near the Saltoh Sea, (2) the cost of exttactthg the brln~S <br />(3) the cost cHt pbwer productiOll frolli the Wel1s~lltid (4) t:hl! p1tbcel:hj1:'~ <br />and cbst of disposin~ of the brine let!: a1:h\;!r its oJ" for power ~rcJoi <br />,,"'. "~-m~~""'\~\if_--'\i~'\.,""~-' <br />duction nnd in desalting'; nccatlS~ of the increasing salinity of the <br />Colorado R:I.vcr, Califomi'tre'rl"hnot "<<Hord to wa:l.t ob the possibility <br /> <br />-t~ 4_ 'l- '., -<- <br /> <br />that a geothermal water source will be developed. If n later becomes <br /> <br />feasible, it may be ut:tlizen in addit:i.on to other measures t6 control <br /> <br />tJ ' I 1" <br />, Ie I'I,V!'!: U flil, In:Lty. <br /> <br />-6- <br /> <br />:" <br />'~ <br />~g <br />j, <br />~, <br />;-~ <br />~. <br /> <br />i <br />,j <br /> <br />, <br />4 <br /> <br />i <br />, <br />1 <br />~' <br />j <br />I <br />,~ <br />~ <br /> <br />1 <br />, <br />f <br />. <br />I <br />\ <br />I <br /> <br />, <br />r <br /> <br />;~ <br /> <br />! <br />" <br /> <br />1 <br />I,,' <br />~t <br />I <br />, <br />;4 <br />! <br />J <br />1 <br /> <br />I <br />! <br />, <br />-i <br />}; <br /> <br />