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Colorado River Basin Salinity Control (43 USC Ch. 32A)

Pays/Territoire
États-Unis d'Amérique
Type du document
Législation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Eau
Mot clé
Dessalement de l'eau Bassin/captage/bassin versant Pollution des eaux douces Lutte contre la pollution Normes de qualité de l'eau Ouvrages Irrigation Institution de bassin Collecte de données/déclarations Eaux continentales
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

This chapter provides for Colorado River basin salinity control. It states that the Secretary of the Interior, hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary", is authorized and directed to proceed with a program of works of improvement for the enhancement and protection of the quality of water available in the Colorado River for use in the United States and the Republic of Mexico, and to enable the United States to comply with its obligations under the agreement with Mexico of August 30, 1973 (Minute No. 242 of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico), concluded pursuant to the Treaty of February 3, 1944 (TS 994), in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The Secretary is authorized to construct, operate, and maintain a desalting complex, including (1) a desalting plant to reduce the salinity of drain water from the Wellton-Mohawk division of the Gila project, Arizona (hereinafter referred to as the division), including a pretreatment plant for settling, softening, and filtration of the drain water to be desalted; (2) the necessary appurtenant works including the intake pumping plant system, product waterline, power transmission facilities, and permanent operating facilities; (3) the necessary extension in the United States and Mexico of the existing bypass drain to carry the reject stream from the desalting plant and other drainage waters to the Santa Clara Slough in Mexico, with the part in Mexico, subject to arrangements made pursuant to subsection (d); (4)replacement of the metal flume in the existing main outlet drain extension with a concrete siphon; (5) reduction of the quantity of irrigation return flows through acquisition of lands to reduce the size of the division, and irrigation efficiency improvements to minimize return flows; (6) acquire on behalf of the United States such lands or interest in lands in the Painted Rock Reservoir as may be necessary to operate the project in accordance with the obligations of Minute No.242, and (7) all associated facilities including roads, railroad spur, and transmission lines. This chapter further provides for canal or canal lining; construction and maintenance of well fields; land acquisition; land replacement; nonreimbursable costs; modification of projects; contract authority; administration and disposition of lands and constructed facilities; revenues credited to general fund of treasury; interagency cooperation; existing federal laws not modified; authorization of appropriations; fish and wildlife habitat and mitigation of losses; measures upstream from imperial dam; authorization to construct, operate, and maintain salinity control units and salinity control programs; planning reports, research and demonstration projects; Colorado River basin salinity control advisory council; salinity control units, and authority and functions of secretary of the interior; and biennial report to president, congress, and advisory council.

Texte intégral
Anglais
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uscode.house.gov