Record Details
page I-38
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page I-38 Final environmental statement : authorized Jensen Unit, Central Utah Project, Utah, page I-38 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | I-38 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; comment to date no response has been received thus it is not known whether the company plans to expand its operation however a reasonable assumption would be that if stauffer expands its opera tion plans would receive the scrutiny of EPA and appropriate adjustments would be made to satisfy existing water quality requirements 4 at present there is no proposed water delivery agreement with stauffer chemical company if negotiations for project water should occur in the future adherence to existing water quality regulations could be specified in this agreement comment derivation of the 1.6 16 lg ig mg1 mgl mgt salinity increaseat increase at at imperial dam should be presented response A new subsection sub section on salinity cad c8d has been added to the final environmental statement which discusses the derivation of the increased salinity attributable to jensen unit more completely as suggested comment individual projects should include salinity control measures as follows a prevention of sediment runoff of irrigation waters tailwater tailgater tail water b use of irrigation scheduling throughout the project c use of efficient methods of application eg sprinkler d use of lined andor closed distribution systems e use of adequate drainage system f As appropriate the implementation of these measures should be a provision of the water sales contracts response a with the assurance of an adequate water supply it is expected that the irrigator will become more efficient in the use of water in that he will conform more closely to an ideal demand pattern and desist from excessive application of water in the early season when water is plentiful furthermore the charge for project water will discourage inefficient use b an irrigation management scheduling IMS program is presently in operation in the uinta basin As the program is perfected and the benefits become better known the program would be expanded to other areas and probably would include jensen unit when constructed c although the jensen unit is well adapted to surface or flood irrigation and the project assumes a continuation and expansion 138 1 38 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/5499 |
