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<br />~ - A "Utah State Strategy for Salinity Control in the <br /> <br />Colorado River Basin" was published in 1982. This summarizes <br /> <br />the salinity control responsibilities of each state and <br />o <br />~ Federal agency in Utah. Copies of the strategy were distri- <br />N <br />C..;1 buted to each agency for their reference. Additional waste <br /> <br />water disposal regulations were also adopted to control the <br /> <br />surface disposal of produced water from gas and oil wells. <br /> <br />~12~ing - As a part of the Colorado River Water Quality <br />Improvement Program, Reclamation initiated studies of the Big <br /> <br />Sandy Unit in 1975 with a continuing program of exploration <br /> <br />wells to define the movement and the quality of the ground <br /> <br />water in the area. The Eden Project presently irrigated, <br /> <br />lies upstream and upgradient from the seep area and is <br /> <br />believed to be a major contributor to the ground water volume <br /> <br />entering the river. <br /> <br />The SCS studied onfarm approaches to the problem. The <br />SCS findings were generally not acceptable to the State of <br /> <br />Wyoming or to the Eden Project residents, due to the economic <br /> <br />impacts in implementing them. <br /> <br />The State proposed an alternative whereby saline ground <br /> <br />water would be intercepted and used by industry for benefical <br /> <br />purposes. <br /> <br />In 1981 Governor Herschler's office began an active <br /> <br />search for industrial users for the Big Sandy water. The <br /> <br />Chevron Chemical Company has contracted to accept a portion <br /> <br />of the Big Sandy water as a part of the water supply for its <br /> <br />-35- <br />