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Title page 156 Final Environmental Statement : authorized Bonneville, Unit, Central Utah Project, Utah : Appendix A Review Comments, page 156
Coverage Electronic reproduction;
Source United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Publisher Brigham Young University
Date 2005-10-14
Format 156 text/PDF
Rights Brigham Young University; http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/generic.php Public Domain Public
Language English; eng; en
Relation Central Utah Project; Western Waters Digital Library; y RAYMOND R RUMMONDS VIRGIL L JONES LJONES ES CHAIRMAN ann AND arn COLORADO RRIGATIOH dts ats rivar RIVER C 0 M MISSIOMW 11 unah UTAH H COACHE L LA vally VALLT 021 02 1 WATER DISTRICT department 1 .1 POWER CITY OF LOS angs anus anu ANG 9 RAYMOND RAYMONDE E BADG BADGER ER SAN DIEGO COUNTY CARLC CARL C BEVINS WATER authority autmority IMPERIAL irrigation DISTRICT JOSEPH JENSEN MYRON B HOLBURT T metropolit M WATER watan DISTRICT CHICF ena KNa end knaineck iNECK OF 01 SOUTHERN california STATE OF california HAROLD EXECUTIVE F PELLEGRIN FELLEGRIN SECRETARY colorado lyol piyer iver board of Wi california fornia RECEVED CiD RE ced usai us5i USBR SL SLCU U 0 302 california CALIFORN I 1 A STATE BUILDING 217 WEST FI first RST STREET OFFICIAL FILL file fil COPY LOS ANGELES california 90012 OCT 0 C T 201972 2 0 19 721 october 18 1972 pe dae 1 l J i f ca c2 mr david L crandall regional director region HUS bureau of reclamation subi sult sust Cor cos corresp cortesp resp PO box 1168 11568 de dafa ad ans d salt lake city utah 81111 84111 dear mr crandall we have reviewed the draft environmental statement for the bonneville unit of the central utah project dated august 14 1972 and have the following comments the report page 117 states that essentially all of the present irrigatedlands irrigated lands of the uinta basin are low in soluble salt and that the lands have largely been leached beached out however data in the environmental protection agencys Agen cys report mineral quality problem in the colorado river basin appendix A page 78 indicate that these lands are high producers of salt this discrepancy should be clarified on page 181 it is stated that the impact of the bonneville unit on the colorado river would be to increase the avera average e concentration of dissolved solids at lees ferry by about 9 8 ra rai mg1 ral ngi mgt l and by about 11 mgl mg1 mgt at lake lauke mead it also states that any salinity increases arising from development of the bonneville unit are proposed to be offset off set by a colorado river water quality improvement program and related activities we concur with this policy we appreciate the opportunity to review this draft environmental statement and hope that these comments will be helpful 1 in drafting the final report sincerely yours M MYRON B HOLBURT chief engineer 156
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