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Identifier su05952 http://server16127.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/udallcoloradoAZU,1746
Description 200-mile distant Los Angeles Area. This 220,000-acre water body is fed by waste and return irrigation flows. Its salinity which approximates sea water in total strength was 34 parts per thousand (p.p.t.) in 1955, and is increasing about 0.4 p.p.t. per year. The orangemouth corvina and sargo, the important sport fish, and the food-chain life important to the fish and waterfowl, are endangered by the increases. This condition apparently will be aggravated by any water saving measures instituted... Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 16,023,552 bytes

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