WSP07419

• File Number: 8270.100
• Description: Colorado River Basin Water Quality/Salinity -- Misc Water Quality
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/1/1973
• Author: USDOI
• Title: Quality of Water - Colorado River Basin - Progress Report No. 6 - January 1973
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Part IV

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Introduction. . . . . . . . .
A. Legislative requirements for report.
B. Previous repor~s
C. Scope. . . . . . . . . .
D. Cooperation. . . . . . .
E. Aater quality legislation.
Description or Basin.
A. GeolOf;Y.
B. Soils. . .
C. Clir.ate. .
D. Vegetation
E. Hydrology.
Hi~tory of water resource development
A. Irrigation development
B. Streamflow depletions. . . .
C. Legal aspects. . . . . . . .
1. Colorado River Compact.
2. Mexican Treaty. . . . .. ....
3. Upper Colorado River Basin Compact.
4. Arizona VS. California suit in the
Supreme Court. . . . . . . . . .
5. Colorado River Basin Project Act.
D. Econor:lic conditions. . .
Special studies . . . . . .
A. ImpoWldments . . . . . . . .
1. Flaming Gorge Reservoir
2. rake Powell. ....
3. Lake Head .. .... . .
B. Upper Colorado River ~alinity investigations
C. Lower Colorado River salinity investigations
D. Irriga.ted a.reas. . . . . . .
1. Vernal area . . . . . . . . .
2. Grand Valley salinity control
demonstration project.
3. Florida project . . . . . . .
4. Other stu,iies . . . . . . . .
E. Environmental Protection A~cncy report
Causes of salinity. . . . . . . . . .
A. Salt loading . . . . . . . . . .
1. Natural sources of salinity
Upper Basin . . . . .
Lo....er Basin . . . . .
2. Agricultural sources of salinity.

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