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<br />..- <br />00 <br />~ <br />r-:> <br /> <br />Economic Update of <br /> <br />Salinity Impacts <br /> <br />A preliminary analysis 01 <br />economic impacts 01 salinity was <br />originally started ill 1974, result. <br />ing In a 1980 published report en- <br />tilled. Colorado River Salmlty . <br />Economic Impacts of Agricul- <br />tural, MuniCipal. and Industrial <br />Users by Messrs Kleinman and <br />Brown Since this earlier work, <br /> <br />Editor Pally J Gillesp'e <br />Salinity Update is published 4 <br />limes pe, year by the Colo/ado Ri"e. <br />Water OJably OUree Bureau 01 <br />~clamallOn Department 01 the Intll'. <br />iOr and lhe Colorado Ai"e' Bas'n <br />Salinity Control Forum <br /> <br />many changes have Occurred in <br />waler use, treatment, marerials. <br />equipment costs. elc., lhat aHect <br />present and future salinity <br />damage levels in the lower basin <br />A contract study was Initiated <br />in June '986 10 provide an up- <br />date and better estimate of <br />present and luture salinity <br />damages using existing inlorma- <br />lion The study will focus primari- <br />ly on Ihe municipal and industrial <br />water use seclors in the Lower <br /> <br />Oueslions concerning Ihe program <br />or spectlic prOjects should ~ Rd- <br />dressed 10 <br />Colorado Rover Waler CNalil)' Office <br />Bureau or Reclamalron 0-lCXXl <br />PO 80. 25007 <br />Denvel CO S0225 <br /> <br />Basin The study conlractor, Mil- <br />liken-Chapman Research Group. <br />Littleton, Colorado. submitted a <br />preliminary report 10 Reclamation <br />in February 1987 The report. <br />when released. will document all <br />available economic data on <br />salinity damages and provide a <br />computer program to assess <br />damages in various water-use <br />sectors under currenl and as- <br />sumed future conditions. <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />Telephone FTS 776-6782 <br />CommerCial l303) 236-6782 <br />When """'ing 10 lequeSladdress <br />changes or delelrons please include a <br />'E'Canl address label ConlrobutJons 10 <br />the newsleller are encouraged <br /> <br />United Stales <br />Department of Ihe Interior <br />Bureau of Reclamation 0-1000 <br />PO Box 25007 <br />Denver. CO 80225-0007 <br /> <br />OFFICIAL BUSINESS <br /> <br />,P -0'. <br /> <br />