WSP04572

• File Number: 8271.300
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program - General Information and Publications-Reports
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/1/1981
• Author: R Evans W Walker
• Title: Optimizing Salinity Control Strategies for the Upper Colorado River Basin -- Part 1 of 2 - Title page - 186 -- Abstract - Bibliography
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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However, the majority of the conclusions were extrapolated
from results of studies on the Green River drainage in Utah;
Riley and Jurinak (1979) extended this work and suggest
approximate salt loading rates from the various areas in the
Upper Basin. A good summary of past and present research
and other salinity control programs of the Water and Power
Resources Service is contained in the most recent biannual
report, Progress Report No.9, Quality of Water, Colo~ado
River Basin (USDI, BR, 1979a).
Differences among the various studies have been
inevitable and have been primarily centered around quantita-
tive historical salinity conditions, salt loadings, concen-
trating effects and respective magnitude of contribution
from the various sources and combinations of sources. These
numerical differences have been the result of nonuniformity
in data sets, procedures, assumptions, and, sometimes,
incorrect extrapolation of events and/or data. However, the
general qualitative conclusions and the stated needs. for
control of most of these studies are basically similar. The
major sources of salinity are nonpoint natural sources,
irrigation nonpoint sources, natural and man-made point
sources, reservoir evaporation, out-of-basin transfers and
municipal and industrial uses. These studies will be men-
tioned in succeeding paragraphs where pertinent. There have
also been studies similar to this one and a brief review of
these may be helpful insetting forth the contributions of
this work.