WSP03388

• File Number: 8041
• Description: 208 Clean Water Grant
• State: CO
• Date: 3/4/1982
• Author: CWCB
• Title: Quarterly Reports on the 208 Clean Water Grant for the Water Quality Control Division of the Coloradio Dept of Health
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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Cost-Effectiveness of Various Salinity Control Proposals

1. Virgin River Unit - Virgin Valley Study Unit (SCS)
Proposal: On farm program - water management
Source: SCS Draft Report (preliminary figures - Final
Report is due November 1981)
Cost-Effectiveness: $130,000/mg/l/year
6 mg/l reduction at Imperial

2. Grand Valley Unit (SCS)
Proposal: On farm irrigation improvements and off
farm lateral lining
Source: Supplement *1 - Final Report of the Grand Valley
Salinity Study - March 1980
Cost-Effectiveness: $167,000/mg/l/yr
24 mg/l reduction at Imperial

3. Paradox Valley Unit (BuRec)
Proposal: Deep well injection
Source: Feasibility Study - Deep Well Injection of Brine -
Paradox Valley Unit - April 1981 (prepared for
BuRec by Williams Brothers Engineering Co.)
Cost-Effectiveness: $175,000/mg/l/yr
18.2 mg/l reduction at Imperial

4. Big Sandy River Unit (SCS)
Proposal: Land retirement - on farm improvements
Source: Big Sandy River Salinity Control Study
November 1980
Cost-Effectiveness: $209,000/mg/l/year
14.3 mg/l reduction at Imperial

5. Palo Verde Irrigation District Unit (BuRec)
Purpose: On farm improvements and lateral lining
Source: Special Report - July 1981
Cost-Effectiveness: $255,000/mg/l/yr
7.9 mg/l reduction at Imperial

6. HcElmo Creek Unit (SCS)
Proposal: On farm program - irrigation systems improvement
(sprinklers)
Source: In-house, very preliminary estimates, provided
by SCS in Denver
Cost-Effectiveness: $400,000/mg/l/year
5 mg/l

7. McElmo Creek Unit (BuRec)
Proposal: Off farm canal and lateral lining
Source: Special Report - July 1981
Cost-Effectiveness: $474,000/mg/l/year
6.1 mg/l reduction at Imperial

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