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<br />I\) <br />~ <br />w <br />~ <br /> <br />in early 1981. Construction of the pipe laterals is expected <br />to take about 2 years. Fiscal Year 1980 funding for construe"'" <br />tion in Grand Valley amounted to $3,650,000. Appropriations' <br />have been made for FY 1981 of $6,289,000. <br /> <br />Plann~ng for Stage Two of the Grand Valley Unit is <br />being initiated, with the plan of study and the public <br />involvement programs now being prepared. That planning <br /> <br />is being scheduled such that a draft Definite Plan Report <br />and Draft Environmental Statement will be available in <br />early 1984, allowing for a construction start on Stage Two <br />in Fiscal Year 1985. <br /> <br />Data gathering is continuing to determine the nature <br /> <br />and extent of the salt loading to the Colorado River. An <br />extensive drilling program has been completed to obtain <br />subsurface geological data along all of the major canals <br />in the Valley. The core samples obtained will yield <br />information which will affect the engineering design of <br />the canals and laterals. <br /> <br />Las Vegas Wash Unit - Current activities include the <br />drilling and testing of several shallow and deep ground-water <br />wells to verify water movement assumptions and refine water <br />and salt movement budgets. As those studies conclude at <br />the end of FY 1980, activities will shift toward preparing <br /> <br />a comprehensive plan that is compatible with plans for <br />sewage treatment and associated nutrient removal now being <br /> <br />developed jointly by the EPA and state and local governments. <br /> <br />-9- <br />