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<br />River baSin, 1965 to 1983. ,Source: Compiled by J. E. Kircher trom US. Geologica!
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<br />other point sourCC\ within the ba\in, such
<br />as the Glen.....ood-Dotsero mineral "pring...
<br />., DiffU'.e.sourcc controls of dis'ioln:d solid..
<br />heing considered include watershed man-
<br />agement. land tri.'alment, and thecollcclion
<br />and di~pmal of irrigation-return llow~.
<br />.1. Irrigation contwl, arc prop0,cd to dccrea~e
<br />salt loading~ by impro\'ing onfarm iniga-
<br />lion ~y\tClm and irrigation management
<br />practice., that ft..',>ult in the leaching. of salls
<br />from marine ..hales and other saline de.
<br />PO\iIS.
<br />Controlling the dis\olved solids in Ihe
<br />Colorado River basin has challenged and will
<br />continue 10 ..:hallcnge state-of-tht:-art technolo-
<br />gy and watt:r-management '>kill'i.
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<br />SELECTED REFERENCES
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<br />Colorado Ri\er Basin Salinil~' Control Forum, 1':1114,
<br />Water qualily standard, for ,alinit}', Coloradtl
<br />Ri\er Sy,tcm, 19S-I Rt',it'w: Bountiful. Utah,
<br />Colorado Ri\cr l:Ja,in Salinity Control Forum,
<br />12':1p.
<br />Crawford. C. (;.. Slad.. J. R.. and lIir,.:h, R. .\f..
<br />I':IS3, :Sonparamt'trh: It'Sls for Ifend, in "'aler-
<br />qualily data using the Statistical Analysis Sys-
<br />It'm: U.S. Genlogkal Sun...} Opcn.rik Rcpon
<br />113-550, IO~ p.
<br />I-rl'n.:h. R. fl., cd_. 191'1..\. Salinily in "at...rt:llunes
<br />and re'cntllTS; BO'>lOn. HUller..onh, 62Z p.
<br />lorns, W. v., Ilt-rot-ree, C. fl., and Oakland, G. 1..,
<br />]%5, \~-alcr rt',>ource,> of Ihe upper Colorado
<br />Ri\cr basi 11- Te,.hlli.:a! rcpon: U,S. Geological
<br />SUnt'} Profe,sionall'apcr..\-I I, 370 p.
<br />JnnC/, 1\_ R. 1911..\. ('ontrolhnl! ,alinity in Ihe
<br />CO](lradl) Ri\C.r Ba,in, Ihc arid We\I.;n !'rendl,
<br />R. II.. cd., Salinity in walerCOllr'e'i and re,>er-
<br />\oi,,; BO\lon, BunerwoTlh, p. 337-.147,
<br />U.S. Bureau of Rt't'lamation. 19113a, Oualily of
<br />water~Cot{lrado Ri\l'r ba,in. I'rogrC'" Rt.porr
<br />:"'0.11. Januar~ 1911.1: Denwr. U.S. Bureau of
<br />RC'.:lamalion. Colllf;jdo Ri\er Wall'r Qualit),
<br />Offi.:e.1J9p.
<br />_1'11131'0, Colorado Ri~t.'f imlHO\ement prot!ram,
<br />Sl;j!u, RcporT. January 1%3: Den\er, U.S.
<br />Bureau of Rl'damalion, Colorado Ri\er Water
<br />QuahlyOffi.:e.I.:!6p.
<br />_1911k. Salinil~ Update, Special Edition, janu-
<br />ary 19S3: Den\er. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
<br />Colorado Ri\er Water Qualin Offke.
<br />U.S. Departmenlllf Agrkulrure. '19~3. 1983 Annual
<br />fl'port. Colorado RI\er lIa,in Salinily Control
<br />Program: .:!..\p.
<br />U.S, Geologkal Suney, 19S..\. :"'ational ..ater tum-
<br />mar} 191'J-Hydrologi,- e~enl, and i,sue,: U.S_
<br />Gl'ologi,:al Sune} \\-aler.Sup..,]y Paper 1.:!SO,
<br />2-131".
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