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<br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />l-' <br />00 <br />0- <br />~C) <br /> <br />- - <br /> <br /> <br />Salinity Update <br /> <br />NewStudyUndelway <br /> <br />Baslc data co!lectJon began In November <br />1985 00 the San Juan FlIYet' Unit of ttle <br />CRWQIP (Colorado AlII6/' Water Quality <br />Improvement Program), Water <br />measurements and samplmg commenced In <br />the San Juan ~n In the Four Comer'.> area <br />01 Colorado. New MexiCO. Utah. and Anzona <br />Potentially, the San Juan RIver" Unit could <br />lurthel" the salt reduction objeco...e of the <br />CRWQIP F'ffijlmlnary evaluatlOrl 01 eJusllng <br />data lor the San Juan RIVflf betNeen <br />5hlprock. Ne.... MexICO. and the FourCo~ <br />revealed sIgnificant saflloadlng In thiS 27- <br />mile reach, At Blut!. Utah. the annual nver <br />flow of 2,047.CXXl acre-foot of water contams <br />1.165.COJ tons 01 salt ApprOXimately 18 <br />percent althis sail loading occurs between <br />$hlprock and Bluff, but only 7 percent of the <br />water is added In thiS same reach <br />Prospective solutIOnS could include plans <br />to selectJveIy W1ttldraw saJme waler from the <br />Inbutanes of the San Juan Arvel', to collect <br />saline spnng water, 10 Improve Imgahon <br />systems redUCIng the sail In return flows. 10 <br />use saline water lOf mdustnal PUrp:)SeS. to <br />evaporate saline water. to Inteet saline water <br />In deep aqUifers, or 10 desalinIZe water, <br />Anyone haYIng pertInent data or speaflc <br />Interest In any aspect of the study ShOuld <br />contact the Regl()llal ()!rector. PO Boll. <br />11568. Salt lake Dry, Utah 64141. or the <br />PfOtOCtS Manager. Durango Protects Office, <br />Po. Bo..: 640. Durango. Colorado 81~ <br />AlthOugh a formal comment period has <br />enoed. Reclamabon welcomes suggestions <br />and connnues to encourage PUOhc <br />InVOlvement over the duration 01 the study <br /> <br />Clinton Heads IncIan Water <br />Rights Negotla1lons <br />MiChael J, Clinton .s heading IndIan water <br />nghts negot!8lJO(1S througtlou1 the western <br />states In hiS new posltJon as SpeoaJ ASSIstant <br />to the Assistant Secretary for Water and <br />Science Clinton represents the Assistant <br />Secretary in seeil;lng senlernenlS among <br />vanous tribes. state and local governments. <br />noo-Inc:llan water lJSefS" and the Department <br />of the Intenor. <br />Clinton was formerly the Project Manager <br />for the $1 OIlhon Westrans PrOjeCt a pipeline <br />system whlCtl IS proposed to reduce <br /> <br />,,~ <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />r:'M <br /> <br />~~ -...:. <br /> <br />'"Ii'h' <br /> <br />5111n Juan River Unit map. <br /> <br />. , "Ir, <br />.... '",.. .'.....r <br /> <br />N <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />'~::.;:;.. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />...,I <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Colorado River salinity and transport coal <br />economically He IS also a former Chief of the <br />Colorado River Water QUality Office <br /> <br />Westran. project Olflce Closes <br /> <br />The Sahne Water Transpor1 and Use ooce <br />In DenWI' was ClOsed October 31 and <br />administrative functions for Reclamation's <br />partiCipation In the Westrans PrOject were <br />transferred to the Upper Colorado RegtonaJ <br />Office <br />The ProJOC1 Office has been resp:JrlSIl)je <br />lor publiC sector partlClpatlon smce 1982. <br />wtle!l t!1e PfOlect was first named Aquatfi\ln <br />The pnvate firm In the protect. Wastem <br />Resource Transport.. Inc IS stili planning to <br />proceed WHtl develOPment Of the $1 b1lhon <br />cartlon dIOll.JOO coal slurry pipeline As trle <br />pro,oect progresses, the firm WIll fund <br />ReclamatIOn'S IlSSlstanoe to prepare the <br />environmental statement SteCUI'll Fedeml <br />pemllts and ngt1ts-ol-way. and Initiate puchc <br />InVOlvement actlVltteS <br />The UpPer CoIOfadO Regional Office Will <br />COOrdinate partiCIpatIon of the Grand <br />Junctton PfOjeCts OffIce, UIat1 Pro,ects <br />OffIce. and Lower ColoradO Regional Office <br />In vanous asoectS 01 the Pl'Oject ~atJng to <br />salinlryoontrol <br />For further InformatlQ(1 abou1 Westrans. <br />please contact Harl NOble. Bureau 01 <br />RoclamatlOn. UC-1OO. PO Boll. 11568. Salt <br />lake Dry. Uta1"164147 <br /> <br />Evaluation Process Reftnements <br />for 1985 <br /> <br />A JOInt evaluabon process has been <br />developed by the DepartmElflt 01 the lntenor <br />and the Department of Agncuture that <br />PfOVIdes a program management tool to <br />accomplish salinity control obtoctWe5 at <br />minimum cost This process uses a Cudgel <br />constralntscompuler model to determine the <br />optimal combinatIon 01 protects and <br />construClJon timing 10 meet salt load <br />reduc:tJon goals al minimum Investment <br />""", <br />In BOdrtlon. a repayment analysiS t'T)(Xjel <br />has been developed to evaluate the Lower <br />ColoradO Arver Basin Funcl's ability to repay <br />rts Share of lhe total program costs. <br />The 1965 evaluallon report IndIcates lor <br />the $510 million Investment level thalltle <br />Fund can moot Its up-Ironl payment <br />otlhgatlon (assuming Inflabon IS no more <br />lhan 4'/2 percent) <br />Based on thiS evaluabon, It appears that <br />lotal conslructlon costs for the program to <br />meet the numenc cntena and required salt <br />load reductlOrllS now Pf'OIeCted to be aCOut <br />5510 mIllion (1964 pnce level). Slgflifican!jy <br />less. than previous estimates of $ 1.9 billion <br />(1983) <br />These dlflerences are the result 01 not onty <br />the evaluatlOn process. Out the recent <br />reductions In the PfOlected salt load reqUired <br />to meet the numenc cntena <br />