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<br />W <br /><.0 <br />-J <br />N <br /> <br />Glenwood $.Drinfs Desalination (Reclamation!: One of the partners in the <br />cogeneration/desalting proposal for Glenwood Springs has withdrawn from the project because <br />of difficulties locating an acceptable site for electrical generation. A manufacturer of thermal <br />and membrane desalination equipment is now a partner in the project. The plan is to convert <br />the project from a cogeneration/desalting unit to a pure desalination facility. Studies are <br />underway by the proponents on the feasibility of the proposal. <br /> <br />Sinbad Valley (ELM and Reclamation!. Sinbad Valley is in western Colorado, south of <br />the town of Gateway. Seeps entering Salt Creek, which drains Sinbad Valley, have been <br />identified as point sources of saline ground water contributing an estimated 5,000 to 8,000 <br />tons/yr of salts to the Colorado River system. <br /> <br />The BLM initiated a feasibility study of the interception and disposal of these saline <br />waters during fiscal year 1982 and prepared a report on Sinbad Valley in April 1983. This <br />report identified six alternatives and recommended that lead responsibility and funding be <br />assumed by Reclamation. <br /> <br />Before final selection can be made, additional information is needed. The additional <br />information includes: discharge and conductivity measurements to define salt loads of high <br />flows, on-site evaporation data to further refine the sizing of evaporation ponds for an <br />evaporation alternative, and data on the abandoned wildcat well, No.1, Sinbad Unit, to assess <br />the suitability for deep well injection of the collected brines. In addition to the technical issues, <br />questions relating to water rights and compatibility of the project with existing land uses must <br />be resolved prior to proceeding. <br /> <br />Units Investigated But No Longer Being Considered <br /> <br />A number of salinity control measures have been investigated but they are no longer <br />being considered because the cost effectiveness was extremely poor. These units include: Dirty <br />Devil River, Utah; La Verkin Springs, Utah; Palo Verde Irrigation District, California; and <br />Grand Valley Stage IT Balance, Colorado. A description of these units can be found in ~uality <br />of Water. Colorado River Basin. Progress Report No. 16, 1993. <br /> <br />Bureau of Land Manal!ement <br /> <br />Ovemew <br /> <br />The BLM is moving forward with the implementation of actions which will minimize <br />point and nonpoint salt discharges to the Colorado River. Resource Management Plans are being <br />implemented through activity plans. These plans (usually comprehensive Watershed <br />Management Plans) prescribe management activities, treatments and/or structural projects for <br />salinity control, with consideration for other resource values. To ensure technical consistency <br />and comparability, all watersheds are being ranked by federal/state interagency teams to establish <br /> <br />4-9 <br />