Project Pages are under construction. Please contact the responsible office for current information. 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.
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. Plan The 1974 Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act, Public Law 93-320, authorized the construction, operation, and maintenance of works in the Colorado River Basin to control the salinity of water delivered to Mexico.