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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I. <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />3681 <br /> <br />CRYSTAL GEYSER UNIT - UTAH <br /> <br />Crystal Geyser 1s a privately owned and abandoned oil test <br />well which is located 3.5 miles south of the Town of.Green River <br />along the east bank of the Green River. It is estimated that <br />this geyser, which erupts on 5-hour intervals due to accumulation <br />of carbon dioxide buildup, discharges approximately 150 acre-feet <br />of water and 3,000 tons of salt annually to the ColoradO River <br />System. The cOncentration of the discharge brine ranges from <br />11,000 to 14,000 mg/L. <br /> <br />The salinity control plan for this unit was to collect and <br />convey the flows to evaporation ponds about 3 miles dOwnstream. <br />A compacted earth embankment would be constructed on the stream <br />side of the geyser to collect and temporarily store the water <br />from the eruptions. A plastic pipe would convey this water to <br />the lined evaporation ponds. This plan would eliminate the <br />entire 3,000 tons of salt from the river system, and would reduce <br />the salt concentration at Imperial Dam by 0.3 mg/L. <br /> <br />The Definite Plan Report, Environmental Assessment, and <br />Negative Determination of Environmental Impact are complete <br />and were submitted in June, 1976. Construction on this unit <br />has been delayed indefinitely due to high costs and low cost- <br />effectiveness. <br /> <br />(updated 11/20/81) <br /> <br />DS;cs <br /> <br />-14- <br />