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<br />S. THE SOLUTION
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<br />slles which contain $,llt sourct>s th.l!
<br />Cim t-e Intercepted, rroucro, ,md/or
<br />pr{,vl'n/('d from l'ntl'rjn~ tht, rl\"eT ,11
<br />leaslW!>l Altogl'ther, 1.5 mIllion
<br />I'>r\s of salt annually will be
<br />Temrwl."d
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<br />In Jum. 1974, Congn.'ss l'n,l(lt'd
<br />the Colorado River BaSin Salinity
<br />Cnnlr(lI Act, Public Law 93-320,
<br />whICh dirl'Cted the Sc-crd,lrj' of the
<br />lnIPT10T (S('nelilry) to procl't>d wIth
<br />a prll)"!;ram to l'nhanct' and proll'C1
<br />the quality of willer available In th,'
<br />Colorado River for use In II,.. Unitl"d
<br />Sl,lll~ "nd th.' Rt'rubl,c of il.k:';J\:o,
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<br />Tltll'] of Public Law 93-320
<br />enables the United Slaft's to comply
<br />with Its obhgations under the agree-
<br />mpnl wIth fl.lenco dated August 30,
<br />Iq73 {Minute No. 242 oflhe Inter-
<br />national Boundary and Water
<br />Comml.'>~lOn, Unitt>d St,ll~ and
<br />,\k..tcnl. and concluded pursuant t(l
<br />thl.' Tn',lty (If Febru,uy 3, lQH
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<br />TItle I] of Public Law 93-320
<br />dm"Ct('d th{' Secretary to 1"pl'Chk
<br />the l'omp]l.tlon of plannml'; rl'port,;
<br />on 12 ,;,dmlty control units and tn
<br />prr>Cl'l>d wllh C(ll'1~t[UctlOn of th,'
<br />Parada, Valley, Grilnd Val]ey,
<br />Cfy~till GI'Y~I'!, <Inn L15 \'l'ga..
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<br />THE SOLUTION
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<br />In 1472, all am.-ndml'nt t(lth~'
<br />red"fill \V,lkr Pollution Control
<br />,\cl, Public Ll\~' "2-500 (th(' CJ(',ln
<br />\....It,.f Act). .""t<, fnfth ,1 pubtlc poliCY
<br />l-mbrann,;lh,'w.'>tl'r.1l11lCl,1nd n1"m.
<br />Il'n"nn' lli w,n"f qu"hty_ poll\lll(l{1
<br />dtl\l('nl Ih~choHgl' hmlldlltln. itnd
<br />l'v,'nlU,11 h'll> pnllUIUll'1 dbch<lf~'o
<br />FI'A 1l1h'rpH'II.d thl' ell'an VVilh'!
<br />Act l"wquH.'.....,ltl.r'lu,lhtY
<br />..t,HHiMd... IIldudln); bl'nl'flcJ.l1 Ill'l'
<br />Jl'''I~rMll<ln... nunwrlC "o,tmity
<br />cnll'rlol, ,llld " pJ"n of Impll'ml'n.
<br />lation Inr thl' CI,jOf,1do RI\'l'f,
<br />Numl'fic crill'rla wefe ~ubsl'qu('ntly
<br />l.<;t,lbli<;hl'd althrl'" statiOns by Ihl'
<br />Cnlnritdo Rl\'l'r BaSin Salinity
<br />Control FOfum (Forum) Tl'w
<br />cut,'n,' ,md " pl,ln of Impll'nwnt,l'
<br />tlon WI'H' Jdoptt'ff hy t-',lch (If If1l'
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<br />H,l~1n Statl'S and arrrov('{! by ErA
<br />Thl'rritl'f1a,Sl'tin tl'rmsllf
<br />mdll~fam" per liter of TDS. art"
<br />~hown in tht" f,)lfowin~ tabula lIOn,
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<br />Annual flow-
<br />w'''I!;hh'1.1,1\'<'ri\!,:''
<br />TDS (mg,lLl
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<br />Fh.low 1 {Ol>\ll'r Dam 723
<br />Bt'low P.lrkN Dam 7.;7
<br />flt'lnw lmpcfl,ll OMn 874
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<br />In Oelopl'r lQfj.';. lhl' l'reMdt'nl
<br />,"l~rwd l'ublie LilW 48..5/19, thl'
<br />C"II'fado [{Ivt'r Fb..in SalmllY
<br />Control Am...ndm..nl, which
<br />"mends Public ]..<lW 93-320. ]1
<br />din'Cts th,. Secret.uy of Agncutturl'
<br />tll l'st,lblish a maJ(lf voluntJrY
<br />onfarm cooperatlVl' salinity conlrnl
<br />program h'lthin lhl' Uniled Statl'S
<br />Ot>parln1t"nl of Agriculturl' (USDA).
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<br />Tn ml..-'I thl'"'' (ntl'Tlit, th,o ov,'r.lll
<br />~tr,lt('gy IS to pn'vt'nt S.llt from
<br />,'nll.'nng and mICl(lng wIlh thl' fln'r's
<br />flow. A numbl'r of agricultural,
<br />pomt, ilnd dlffuSl' S('lurcl.'S Ilf salilllt)'
<br />ha\'(' bl..-.n idenl1(il'd throu~hnllt Ihl'
<br />BilSlIl Thl' -"illmlt)' control prOgr.ln1
<br />will implement controb ,1t thosl.'
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<br />Th,' new USDA pmj:;riln1
<br />J'n'\'ldt.s for Cl'~t Sh,lftng <If onf.Jf11l
<br />ImprO\'(" ownls conslstl'nl wllh lh,'
<br />degn:'l' (If on"lt" i1n('! olf51t('
<br />dnwnsln,"'m h"nt'ht<; ,1<; dl'll'fmml'd
<br />[or Ihl' rrOJl'c1 .H",l ~l,"lmum
<br />r,o'.:!l'ral C,,~l ..han..; Ml' not to.'\n'l'd
<br />70 rl'rn'nl un!l'S" hlghl'f Il'\'l'b afto
<br />,lpprll\"t'ff hI' thl'St'('!l't,1f\'c,f
<br />Agncu!lun: Th.' n,'w alllllllfll)" "h,o
<br />ft'quln'.. lh,1I3O pl'rCl'nl of 1111'
<br />Fl'dl'fal (nsl Sh,lll PI.' r..p"ld from th,'
<br />Uppl'r ,1Ild LflWt'r 1l.1<;1fl watn
<br />dt'\"dl\pml'otlund.. With rl'V"IlU,'
<br />gl'fll'Llt....d fwm tht. s,lll' of
<br />hydropowl'r
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<br />For Ihl' DI'pMln1l'nt of tht'
<br />]ntenor (Intl'nor), th(' arnt'ndml'nt
<br />(public t.ill\' 98--569) pfcl\'ldt'S {or
<br />the (ollowing ".tll'ns not prl"
<br />\'Iously included 111 thl' BIH(',m of
<br />Rt'CI,1mallon (Rl'ClanMtton) pm~r,lm:
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<br />. Authorizilllnn of construction
<br />oi Stagt' I of the L(l\\'l'r
<br />GUnnl.~(1n H.lsm Unit ,md thl'
<br />Mc[lmn CTl"l'r... UnIt ".." P.HICl[
<br />Ihl.D,,]Of."Sr'rowct.
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<br />. 11-1<' 1I~.' o[ ClI~tl.'lfl'Ch\"'{1l'~.'> ,'~
<br />,1 d"cI~I<'nnM\..lng Cflltonpn
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<br />. Jpmt f",'''lblhl)' sllld,t'SWllh
<br />IIldllsln,11 w,ll,of U'>l'!~,lS.l pMt
<br />ot nngllln" ~"IH1t' Wat('f L:~l'
<br />,md {)I"PO".,t Oppllftunlllt'"
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<br />. t\uthl'f1IY Ill[ thl' SI'Crd.uy I..
<br />contraCl wllh {1(l{1-Fl'fft'rol!
<br />('nlltlt'S lor nfhanil,ltlon,
<br />construchon. (lpl'ration,
<br />m,lmt('nilnCl', ,1nd floplac{'rnent
<br />('( <Iulhonll'd salinity contml
<br />f,ld]illl'S.
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