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<br />Biennial Report Released <br /> <br />"Quality of Water COlorado River <br />Basin-Progress Report No 10 January <br />1981," a biennial repOrt on COntinuing <br />studies of the Quality of water Of the <br />Colorado River Basin, IS available by <br />writing to the Upper Colorado Regional <br />Olllce. Salt Lake City Complete address <br />_ IS Shown on Ille last page of me <br />::') newsleller <br /> <br />D <br />v <br />Paradox Valley. Colorado <br /> <br />Water and POwer In cooperation with <br />the EnVironmental Protection Agency IS <br />evaluating POSSible hazardous wastes <br />and related potential problems which <br />might occur al tile Paradox Valley site A <br />more In-depth ION at the Parado~ Valley <br />Unit Will be included In !he next Issue <br /> <br />New Adviser <br /> <br />Fred Krauss recently JOined the stall In <br />the Colorado River Water Quality Office <br />As Agricultural Source Control <br />Manager, Fred IS the primary person to <br />contact In ltHS oil Ice for tile Irrigation <br />source units-Grand Valley, PalO Verde <br />Irrigation Dlslrlct Uinta BaSin, Lo....er <br />Gunnison Basm. and McElmo Creek <br />Fred IS an engineering graduate of tne <br />University of Nebraska and IS a <br />Registered Professional Engmeer In <br />both Kansas and NebraSka He has over <br />20 years ot experience In both construc- <br />tIOn and plannmg aCllvltles tor tne Water <br />ana Power Resources Service Mr <br />Krauss comes from tile Lower Mlssoufl <br />Region where ne served as prOject <br />leader tor tne Kansas State Water Plan <br />Stud,es and tne SOlomon and <br />Republican River BaSin Water Manage- <br />ment Studies <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />"'^" <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />) <br />.--1 J <br />J <br />~~ _ ( .J <br /> <br /> <br />Colorado Hires Salinity <br />Specialist <br /> <br />J William McDonald, Dlreclor an- <br />nounced the hiring of Dan Law. an <br />englne~r, by the Colorado Water Con- <br />servation Board, Department of Natural <br />Resources The State Legislature <br />recently authorized tnis new pOSition 10 <br />more fully deal With salinity mailers Dan <br />will be Colorado's teChnical focus for <br />Interstate salinity actiVities <br />Hts duties Include prOViding technical <br />backup for the state's partiCipatIOn on <br />the Colorado River BaSin Salinlly Con- <br />trol Forum and serving as tne salinlly <br />coordlnalor for agenCies wltnlnthe State <br />of Colorado Dan alSO will focus the <br />State's salinity control feVlew botn as <br />water development prOjects reach lt1e <br />pre-deSign and final deSign stages and <br />tnroughoutlhe envl ronmental statement <br />process <br />Dan IS knowledgeable about the <br />Colorado River Situation He has been <br />employed by lt1e Colorado Water Con- <br />servation Board for about live years as a <br />SenIor Water Resource Specialist In tne <br />Construction SectIOn <br />Welcome, Dan. we hope your new <br />pOSitIOn will be bOlh cnalleng,ng a'1d <br />rewarding as well as prOViding tne <br />services necessary In tne battle for <br />salinIty reduction <br /> <br />Correspondence from <br />Australia <br /> <br />The lolto....lng IS an e~cerDt from a <br />letter received from Victorian IrrigatIOn <br />ResearCh and Promollon Organization <br />(VIRPQJ In Wodonga Australia <br /> <br />Editor Salinity Update <br />Our major river system (Murray) has <br />severe salt problems that are only now <br />receiving baSin-Wide attention VIRPQ <br />IS baSically concerned With onfarm <br />measures which are curtenlly being <br />encouraged by a State loan program <br />for laser-controlled land farming prac- <br />tIces <br /> <br />How dO ",Ou motivate larmers? We <br />ale only Just teallZlng the lmpoltance <br />of walersned mal1agement In Australia <br />(we use the term "catchment') We <br />find It difficult to get Ifflgalors to <br />realize tllat even a 1l00d Irflgatlon <br />system bay IS Virtually a mlnlalure <br />catchment Inat requires the same <br />baSIC approacn as a dryland larm <br />slope tributary creek or major river <br />valley <br /> <br />Yaurs Sincerely <br />EM Jac;..son E~ecutl..e Secletary <br /> <br />AS we hi!>.e l<.no....n.lheCoJorado River <br />BaSin IS nOt unique In liS salmlty <br />problems By sharing knowledgegalned <br />through studies here. pernaps olnels <br />can learn and Improve thell watersheds <br /> <br />..... - <br /> <br />Economic Report <br />Available <br /> <br />"Colorado River Salinity-Economic <br />Impacts on AgriCUltural, MuniCipal, and <br />Industrial Users:' a 19 page technical <br />report IS now available by writing or <br />calling tile Colorado Rlvel Water Quahty <br />Qttlce <br />Compilea by researChers and <br />economists from Water ana Power and <br />lrom a Consortium of Western univer- <br />SIties the repOrt documenlS damages <br />110m Colorado River waters which are <br />Increasmg In sallfllly <br />The study was tne most comprehen- <br />sive to date 01 damage caused by <br />Increasing minerai salt pollution Ifl the <br />Colorado R,yer The analYSIS WIll be <br />used to prOVide a more comprehenSive <br />worlqng document lor assessmg <br />economiC Impacts In tne planning of <br />salinity control and water development <br />prOjects for the Colorado River <br /> <br />Lower Gunnison Basin. <br />Colorado <br /> <br />Personnel In the Grand JunCtion <br />Projects Olllce and the Sail Lai<.e <br />Regional Qlllee are 'working J'...e mad <br />to meet the deadline 01 completing tne <br />draltfeaSlblllty report The Regional <br />Director S Proposed FeaSibilIty Report <br />on IMe Lower GunnIson Basm Unit IS <br />e~pected to De released m July <br />