WSP05534

• File Number: 8273.600
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control - Federal Agencies - USDA
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 4/1/1994
• Author: USDA
• Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Report for the McElmo Creek Unit of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program - 1993 Annual Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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I. INTRODUCTION.........,...............:................. 1
1. Overview............................................. 1
2. proj ect Location................................... 1
3. Salinity in the McElmo Creek project Area..........2
4. Climatic Conditions................................2
5. Objectives of the M&E Program..........;...........2
6. Status of the CRSC Project.........................3
7. Priority Rating System. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

II. HYDRO-SALINITY MONITORING & EVALUATION................5

1. Setting............................................. 5
a. Irrigation Delivery systems......................5
b. Monitoring Site Descriptions.... ................5
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
1993 Irrigation Monitoring....................5
2. Irrigation Monitoring and Evaluation...............7
a. Summary of Monitoring site Data.................7
b. Summary of Wate~ Budget... ......................7
3. Salt Budgets....................................... 7
a. Reduction in Deep Percolation and Seepage.......7
b. Reduction in Salt Loading.......................8
4. Analysis of Water Quaiity Data................:....8
5. Recommendations.................................... 8 .

~~ III. WILDLIFE MONITORING & EVALUATION.....................10
";"!.\;~/ 1. Introduction....................................... 10
2. Obj ect i ves. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . v . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3. Methodology........................................ 10
4. Additional Evaluations............................. 12

5. Tracking......................................... .12
6 . Fie 1 d Da ta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
7. Monitoring Plan.................................... 13
8. Off-site Monitoring.............................;.13
9. Wildlife Replacem~nt................ ...............14

10. Conclusion........................................ 15

IV. ECONOMICS MONITORING AND EVALUATION.. .................16

1. Introduction..................................... .16
2. Background and Potential Effects and Impacts......16
3. Summary and Recommendations.......................20
4. Problems to be Addressed..........................20

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