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<br />27 <br /> <br /> <br />W <br />Q <br />N <br />CJ.1 <br /> <br />Table 6 <br /> <br />ESTIMATED SALINITY REDUCTIONS <br />Colorado River at Imperial Dam <br /> <br />Mg/l <br /> <br /> 1970 1980 1990 2000 <br />Estimated salinity lavela 865 930 1,115 1,160 b <br />Anticipated range C (795-935) (855-1,005) (995-1,235) (1,035-1,285) <br />Estimated salinity reductions <br />Potential source controls - (-39) (-130) (-130) <br />Other possible reductions <br />from practices such as <br />vegetation management, <br />desalting, and weather <br />modification - (-26) (-120) (-165) <br />Total estimated reduction - (-65) -250 -295 <br />Estimated salinity level with <br />possible control programs 865 865 865 865 <br />Range (795-935) (795-935) ( 795-935) (795,935) <br /> <br />aNa salinity control programs. <br />bConstruction of all Federal and private water resource developments. If Upper Basin develOps the full 5.8 <br />million acre-feet estimated to be available, then salinity could increase to 1,260 plus or minus 140 mg/1. <br />cBased on one standard deviation for period of record. <br />