General Deion
The Colorado River and its tributaries provide municipal and industrial water for more than 23 million people in the seven Basin States and irrigation water to nearly 4 million acres of land. The threat of salinity is a major concern in both the United States and the Republic of Mexico. Salinity affects agricultural, municipal, and industrial users. Damages in Mexico are unquantified, but damages in the United States typically range between $500 million and $750 million per year.
Reclamation is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Land Management in the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program to build many salinity control projects on the Colorado River. The program´s overall goal is to cost-effectively reduce the amount of salinity in the river water.
High salinity levels make it difficult to grow winter vegetables and popular fruits. Salt in water systems plugs and destroys municipal and household pipes and fixtures. Studies show that salinity damages in the United States' portion of the Colorado River Basin range between $500 million and $750 million per year and could exceed $1.5 billion per year if future increases are not controlled. Damages in the Republic of Mexico have not been quantified, but may be expected to exceed $100 million per year.
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