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Quality of Water in the Colorado River Basin

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Quality of Water in the Colorado River Basin: .

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The Colorado River and its tributaries provide municipal and industrial water to about 27 million people and irrigation water to nearly 4 million acres of land in the United States. The river also serves about 2.3 million people and 500,000 acres in Mexico. The threat of salinity is a major concern in both the United States and Mexico. Salinity affects agricultural, municipal, and industrial water users. Damages in Mexico are unquantified, but damages in the United States are presently about $330 million per year. This biennial report on the quality of water in the Colorado River Basin is required by Public Laws 84-485, 87-483, and the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act (Salinity Control Act). The Salinity Control Act (Public [...]

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