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<br />Contents <br /> <br />THE PROBLEM <br /> <br />n 11-: ('nOIlI 1'.\1...................................................... <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />TilE SOLtJT10N ..............................................,..................................................., <br />Il.l~in 51.1Il'5 and rroefJI Ag('nf.'it"5 Cootdin,ltion........................................ <br />TIlI'SI.JI,.,..........................................................................m............... <br />TIll' Colotadolliv.:-r Il;a~in S"linity Control forum <br />dnJ Advi~ol)' Council........................ ..................... .................................. <br />l'orum.\1I'mbl'l"'lI................................................... <br /> <br />Thl' Colorado RIver BaSin (f3"~mJ <br />l'ncompas5E's portions of seven <br />Slale" Wyoming, Utah. Co]of.Jdo, <br />Nevada. ~t'W Mt.'XICO, Arilona. and <br />Califorma (Basin States), Hw rin'r <br />110....'5 o\'E'r 1.400 mil!.'!> from Its <br />n..adwatl'rs In Wyommg imd <br />Colorado to the Gulf of California <br />In 1\."'1\lCO. The Colorado R1H'r <br />pro\'ldt'~ municipal and Indusln,!1 <br />W,l1cr for more than 18 million <br />pt'oplt' and Irngation watl'r fllr <br />1.7 million acres in the United <br />SUles Colorado RIVer BasiO <br />fl'St'rvoirs h,\\'1.' a comblnE'd SWr. <br />,lgl' c~raCIl)' of ,1boul60 mdhon <br />acn..fl'CI <br /> <br />. <br />6 <br />7 <br /> <br />7 <br />, <br /> <br />Ii\.TERIOn ROlE................................................................. .................... 10 <br />Bul't'.Iu of Reclamalion...................................,................... .................... 10 <br />Bul't'.1u of Land Man.lgement....................................................................... 12 <br />Geologic.1\ Sun:ey ,........................................................................................ 13 <br />fi!i<h.1l'ld\\'jldJifeSer..ict'......................................... ........................... 13 <br /> <br />fT'A nOtE................................"...................... ..................................................... 14 <br /> <br />LiSDA ROI E.......................................................................................................... 14 <br />15 <br />15 <br />16 <br />16 <br /> <br />Tht' fl\'l'f is fully alJocall'J- <br />lhn'ugh ,1 long his lory of appfClpna. <br />tICms and negotlahons IhM include <br />acts of Congr!:'ss, com pac Is. C(lurt <br />dl"Crft's, and an lnlernilllOnallreaty <br /> <br />Irrigation S.1JI Soun:e Studit"S.... ......................................................... <br />Implement..ation .............. ............................ ................................................. <br />Res(>.Jfch.................................................... ............................ .................... <br /> <br />:-'1onitoring and [volluation............. <br /> <br />A ma)orconcern In tht'Color",l" <br />River B<'Ism IS Ihe thfl'al of sillinity- <br /> <br />ron l~rOR:-'l:\TIOS ............................ ............................................................. 17 <br /> <br />:LOO <br /> <br />In bolh Iht' Unlll'd St,llt.S .1nd the <br />Rl'public of 1\1"\ICO \\';lll'r st'ep... <br />Ihrough,ulClt'nlmamwdl'F'llSIIS <br />MId salin,. $Oils .1nd w,lsht'1> salts <br />Into streams, 5,lltS Mt. mmeril!S or <br />diss.ol\'ed solids such ,IS sodium. <br />chJoridl" sulfale, ,lnd others which <br />.Ht' dlssoh'l'd and pKI<.,'d up by Ihe <br />rlVl'r Tht'Clllof,ldn Rwer, <'It lIs <br />heJdW,ltt>rs In tht' mOUnl,llnS 01 <br />Cnlor,ldo. has ,1 s.1hnll)' conc~'n' <br />tr.1tl(lfl 0/ abllul 50 milligrams pcr <br />Iitt'r(m~/L) By Ih,' ttnW Int' <br />CO!l,r.ldl1f{ivt'rrl'achl'sHoo\"l'f <br />Dolm, It IS carrying .lb"1l19 mtllion <br />lonSI,fsaltJnnua!Jv <br /> <br />About half 0/ tnl' salmiI}' comE'S <br />twm nalur<'ll sourcE'S, incJudmg <br />mlnt'ra! sprmgs and gcys.ers <br />Added tlllh.lt IS Ihe concenlfatlng <br />effl"Ct of man's uS€'--lht' consump- <br />!In' U~' of walt'r for Irflgahlln. <br />muniCipal. and mdll~trl.11 u~t' <br />Reser-'olr evaporalion ilnd exporls <br />accounl f,jf 12 perct'nl,lOd J pt'[- <br />Ct'n!. rl'sp("(ll\l'ly St..... flj:;ure1. <br /> <br />'''luf.IOO'''C. (H'>;.) <br /> <br />~ <br />(O~"'(3~~la <br />'~., 00'''<1( I~~~~~~~:t' i~~l <br />A....vou <br />.'.PC'.lIO~ 11 ~L.I <br />l"'g.110" (31"") <br /> <br />FIgurE' 1. -$ourcl;'sof s.llmlty. <br />