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<br /> <br />I <br /> <br />--- <br /> <br />World's First Solar Powered <br />Seawater RO Plant SuPl'lies <br />Water to Saudi Arabian Facility <br />From: DuPont InduItTy t.wwt <br /> <br />Abundant ufl5,h. e tletIP'"9 to f!a& a <br />polable walor sJ"lOftage "t a clul) tOf Mobtl <br />emplOyf'olS near Je<:l<iah Saud' Arabia The <br />toohly now ff"Cf"",es Its tlnn-.ng Mlte. from <br />the world-s jl~1 solar-powe<'>oj seawater <br />~ osmosiS IROI ~nt wf1lCh .n AprIl <br />~n deo!;alllt''9 ' .t~(! qallOn~ P'~ :1i1y of <br />~w;\lpr 'rom the RM Si'cl <br />The comole1e system was Ot>5'gr~ and <br />'nstalled by ~' T'fCC Sola! 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Pf'f~it~O~ !u~'">e't -OOUClng <br />sahn't't toWf'{1 bl='1QYw 1lO p(.YT1 105 <br />A '!If>ClWatf'' ~O $~terr. ...."lS l~ lor '''5 <br />\()ot. enE'fgy (X)f'tSUfl"..."1HOn anCl 6dY' of <br />O{lPfa~vn and ma,n'o"f'\al')CP. ~'awal~ R:O <br />5VS1<;>mS consurnf' Il;'!;S ~"lir ~t\al' thl <br /> <br />energ~ 0' l~i ,..... <br /> <br />lkl'" 'ts <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />Changes in USDA <br /> <br />Recent f..tlr~t and organll2l1>Qna1 <br />changes .....ltt'lIn USDA ha...e brOUght aOOlJt <br />SQl'T'le p..rsonrI+11 changes and restructunng <br />01 the Colorado River BaSIn $alinity ContrOl <br />Progfam (CRBSCP) In USDA The USDA <br />5011 (;.onservahon SPI'V!c:e (SCS) haS <br />resHuC1ured me CRBSCP IrQm the Basin <br />and Area P\ann.ng (BAP) Stat! to \he Water <br />QuaILty PrQleCllm~tatlQrl ('WQPI) <br />Sta" <br />Wallf"f F Fllnall [}tU'ClOf 'NOPI, bf>C:OlTlPS <br />the I'l("'.'\I USDA Salinity Cor:trol L.a1SOfl <br />()+flct>< ff'1-11aclng Edga' H NelsOn, {)Ifec1Of <br />BAP A.t the s.;lrro@ lime Geor~ L SIPm <br />M&l.1fTlP-S statt leader!>h'P resporlSJt)4'htle5 <br />replaC.1flg Karl R Khnge1hOl"!!' w"'lO f~,r<-od <br />O"lotY'f 1 1961 InAl"lnQUflClng1t>E'Change5 <br />~ h HaaS SCS [)pputy Ch,p' IOf <br />Na1<j'al Resource PrOfK1S e~pr~ <br />smcert" alX'f€C0tlOl1 lor It'oe \eaI1er!>htP <br />and dedK;at ,,,, pl"C\"oI1df'd Oy lXltl1 Mf Nelson <br />and M' Kllnge'lh01er Wal'lef Rm.all was <br />!Qor11'lf;'rty ....'l'llhe US En"'''QIlmPf'"llal <br />PrQI('dlOl'l A.genCv as Sect.on Ouel lor <br />A.gncul1ur~ and SrMC> itu~ '\IQrlpcllnt <br />SeAlfOE' BranCh Water [)MSlQIl <*ofQP <br />Stem s 'ecer! e"r>e<~ Incluoe <br />(jPWIcXl!ng aqncutturai nonPOtl'" source <br />w<\'''''' Q'.iElbry pl"og.arns ta~'+>(l 10'0'l0'arOS <br />phQ5O""l'Yc.IS ;Cft<1Ing reductIOnS ~OI" the La"eo <br />Ell@' cl.-a>naa<l' pas.11S <br />Fn?d Swaoe< Pfog'a.>n leader lor <br />ErwlronlTW"l'"'talo..o1 :', E.~""'5IOO $PrvlCf? IS <br />:nl'r'oI:'Yo USDA E.J<'en~')f'l ~ <br />r~r~.....,t,l"V~ H'" t'as r~,."'" ~ "'-~ <br /> <br />.... <br />t- <br /> <br /><' <br /> <br />,'(('.a~ '".- <br />--"'"1;'" . <br />...".,........ <br />........... <br /> <br />.... ..........,.,..... <br />..'- ~- <br />0"'" --., <br /> <br />EJl;tflOSl()41 Soil Spoc~hSI !Of conservatlQn <br />ano drainage al Cornell Unr't'e'S'ty. 1tl'laCa <br />Nf"vo. Vorl< and w,1I partlClpa!e as the <br />E..le<lS1Of1 SPrvICe adVIsory merntJo>r 10 the <br />Forum Wort< Group <br />We \ooi< forward 10 tne USDA oonlflbutl()flS <br />~<\essr!> R\t'.ill Slem and Swader are <br />bnnglng to the ColoradO RlVeof Bas,n Salinity <br />Control program <br /> <br />Title II. Ontann Program <br />Progress <br /> <br />Recent oe-~ts In the Grand Valley <br />Sahnlty Control P<OIf'Cl In ColoradO Include <br />Increased tecMtCal srattll".g_ contlnuf'd <br />monltonng, and SUbStantial <br />accomPIl$hfTler1lS '" !he on1arm land <br />trealmli'f1t The SCS tl"Chnc:.a1 staN nas t:lt'Jt~ <br />Inc~ased 110m 9 to 13 pooDle. Wltn one <br />~..."f'j()n given sp€Cl'IC respon5lblllty lor tl"le <br />all...mportanllaSk Of providIng lollOwuP <br />ontarm IrngallOn water managarTll:!Ol <br />lect'ln.cal assIstance <br />Land tre3tmef1t apphcatlQnS mclude the <br />lollOWlng 20 m.1eS 01 (jehvery Olrw>lif'le'S 7 <br />mIles of ga100 P't'W"S- 1 1 mllE'S Of concrp1e <br />alten hnlng 5LO acres Ol land leveling and <br />12(() acres 01 semHlul0m3llC ,mgatlon <br />systems T~ have bO>ol!f'l aco:;rnphshed <br />through WOf" Wltn 5.)J IrdlVldual farmers <br />pafhClpallng In the annual COSI-shafe <br />program 01 the Agncurtural StaOlhzal1Qn and <br />Conse<vall()l"l 5ervICe, USDA <br />These 19f!1 accompll$t1ments represent a <br />sa~lrqsOI1115acre--~tOlwatel'~ <br />and a o;al~ loac1 reductlOf'l 01 5.5(0 tonS per <br />year to tne CoIOfilOO RIW1 The PfOIt'Cl <br />et1QrtS IOdalt' Inch.Jdf' 2 5gl)acrf'-'~ot....aleo <br />con~ 13.e.-.) tons toI'l' yeaf o;al1lOacl <br />reductlOf1. and a resultant dowt'\s!ream <br />Impact v.f'llCh rflOUOl'5 sahnlty <br />~1fatlQO$ a~ lmr..~nal Dam by 1 35 <br />mo' <br />In the Ulntan Bason Salinity Cootf'Ol PfOI€'CI. <br />USDA haS mace subStant,al progress 1!1 <br />oOIogallng the S4 mllll()n COSl---sMre <br />'lll(!Cat.on ....,rouqn :"'" .3.gncu1t....ral <br />