WSP05057

• File Number: 8270.100
• Description: Colorado River Basin Water Quality/Salinity -- Misc Water Quality
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/1/1983
• Title: Colorado River Water Quality Improvement Program - Status Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Units of the Colorado River Water Quality
Improvement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recreation - one of the many uses of the Colorado River.
Recorded salinity levels at Imperial Dam with projections
through the year 2010 . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . .
3 Sa 1 i nity sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , .
4 Comparison of damages (1982 dollars) in 1982 and 2010 '
5 and 6 Salt accumulations on fields and on the canal bank
7 Alternative salinity control systems and components. .
8 Costs for various desalting processes. . . . . . . . .
9 Total annual costs for LaVerkin Springs Desalting Facility.
10 Total annual costs for Las Vegas Wash Desalting Facility.
11 Annual direct and indirect economic impacts of salinity
in the Colorado River (1976 dollars) . . . .
12 Projected annual economic impacts of salinity in the
Colorado River Bas;n . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Salinity projections at Imperial Dam .. . .
Salinity projections at Imperial Dam with CRWQIP
Two-stage planning process . . . . . . . . . .
Paradox Valley Unit average daily salt pickup
by the Oolores River in 1979. 1980, and 1981
17 Paradox Valley sketch with deep well injection plan. . . .
1295-417-25 Grand Valley general map . . , .
18 Agricultural salt loading profile. . . .
19 and 20 Construction of Government Highline Canal
in Grand Valley Stage One. . . . . . .
21 Government Highline Canal lining complete in Stage One
22 Onfann structure to be replaced . . . .
1297-300-147 Las Vegas Wash Unit map , . . .
23 Downstream view of lower Las Vegas Wash.
]244-417-1411 Lower Gunnison Basin general map
1340-400-1 Uinta Basin general map . . . .
WRQ-I0 McElmo Creek location map . . . .
24 McElmo Creek project area - combine and line alternative
25 Palo Verde Irrigation District Unit hydrologic subareas.
1244-300-135 LaVerkin Sprin9s location map follows
1244-300-295 Lower Virgin River general map follows
26 Glenwood Canyon . . . . . . . . . .
27 Preferred plan - West Salt Creek-DG
28 Meeker Dome area .. . . . . . . .
29 One of the abandoned oil wells
30 Sketch of Meeker and Marland Wells, showing
well flow mechanism.. ........
31 Observation wells showing a continuing decrease
in water levels. . . . . . . . . . . .
1244-417-1737 Bi9 Sandy River general map, .
32 Test of natural freezing method to remove salt

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