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<br />o <br />()l <br />en <br />W <br /> <br />developed through construction of shallow ponds and habitat created <br />through vegetative plantings. <br /> <br />Price-San Rafael Rivers unit (Reclamation-Department of Aqri- <br />culture) - The combined Reclamation/SCS draft planning report/draft <br />environmental impact statement was distributed to the public in <br />September 1991. The EPA has raised concerns regarding the loss of <br />wetlands and what they perceive as an insufficient commitment to <br />voluntary replacement of fish and wildlife values foregone. EPA <br />requested additional time for the submittal of comments. When <br />fully implemented, this unit will remove 161,000 tons of salt at an <br />estimate cost of $39/ton, and thus remains one of the most cost- <br />effective in the program and is large enough to make a significant <br />impact on the salt load of the river. <br /> <br />San Juan River (Hammond) unit (Reclamation-Department of <br />Aqriculture) Reclamation's planning report / environmental <br />assessment is scheduled for completion in September 1992. The <br />project will reduce salt loading by estimated an 27,700 tons per <br />year. Investigations continue by scs in the San Juan River Basin <br />to determine the feasibility of an onfarm salinity control program. <br />Reclamation has observed saline inflows to the San Juan River in <br />the Hogback area near Shiprock. <br /> <br />Bureau of Reclamation <br /> <br />Paradox Vallev unit (Reclamation) - Repairs and modifications <br />to the injection facilities have been completed. The well annulus <br />monitoring system and the computer control/data collection system <br />have been modified. The system to provide fresh water for diluting <br />the brine during the two year test period has been improved, and <br />the operating orders for the facilities completed. Aquifer and <br />pump testing with different blends of brine and fresh water are <br />being conducted. Currently, the injection fluid is about 60 <br />percent brine. To date, no problems with precipitation in the <br />receiving formation have been encountered. <br /> <br />Lower Gunnison Basin unit (Reclamation) - The winter Water <br />portion of the unit will remove winter flows from canal systems <br />and, in lieu, serve the winter demand from a rural domestic water <br />distribution system. Construction of the winter Water facilities <br />is being done by local entities with funding from Reclamation. <br />Construction is ahead of schedule and under budget. proj ected <br />completion of these facilities is expected in four years rather <br />than the planned five years. Phase 1 and 3 of the five segments <br />have been completed and segment two is under construction. <br /> <br />A status report on ways to reduce the cost of the canal and <br />lateral lining program through construction cooperative agreements, <br />cost sharing, and redesign of the delivery system to reduce canal <br />and lateral lengths is scheduled for completion in 1992. <br />Replacement of laterals with pipe on the authorized portion of the <br />unit is estimated to cost $60 per ton of salt removed. Preparation <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />,~< <br />