Prestressed Concrete Pipe Failure Jordan Aqueduct, Reach 3

The Bureau of Reclamation conducted failure investigations to identify the cause(s) of a catastrophic rupture of prestressed concrete pipe under impressed current cathodic protection, which occurred on Reach 3 of the Jordan Aqueduct near Salt Lake City, Utah, on August 7, 1984. The multidisciplinary analyses included corrosion, design, petrographic, structural, and metallurgical investigations. From the onset of the failure, the issue was one of reconciling cathodic overprotection and defective (longitudinally cracked) prestressing wire. The report contains a summary of the findings from Reclamation investigations

Great Salt Lake Diking Project, Large Plan, Hydrology and Quality of Water Study

The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of diking a portion of the Great Salt Lake for purposes of using the fresh water for irrigation, industrial uses, and recreation. This study approached the problem only for a hydrologic and quality of water standpoint

Low-Flow Test, San Juan River, Final Environmental Assessment

This final environmental assessment (EA) is prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (Public Law 91-190) to evaluate test flows from Navajo Dam into the San Juan River. The underlying need for this proposed test is to evaluate the effect of low summer flows on various resources. The information obtained will be used in preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) on operating Navajo Reservoir to mimic a natural hydrograph in critical habitat of the San Juan River for the benefit of downstream endangered fish and to allow for future water development

Yakima/Klickitat Production Preliminary Design Report, Appendix B: Water Supply Analysis.

From May 1988 to January 1990 the Bureau of Reclamation, under an interagency agreement with the Bonneville Power Administration, conducted the water supply analysis required by Task II of the Northwest Power Planning Council's (Council) approval of predesign work on the Yakima/Klickitat Production Project. The purposes of the analysis were to (1) document the adequacy of water supplies (quantity and quality) for the proposed artificial production facilities, and for anadromous fish spawning, incubation, rearing, and migration in the Yakima and Klickitat Rivers and their tributaries; (2) determine the availability and quality of existing anadromous fish habitat in both basins; (3) document existing constraints to achieving anadromous fish production potentials in both basins; and (4) develop a listing of streams in both basins where existing water supplies, access, and habitat are adequate for anadromous fish production; where water supplies, access, and habitat would be adequate if improvements were made and agreements reached with existing water users; and where existing water supplies, access, and habitat are inadequate or unattainable in the near term (<lo years). The results of the water supply analysis will be reviewed by project managers and a technical work group, and recommendations will be made to the Council for any changes needed in the location and/or design of the proposed production project facilities

Potential Regional Impacts of Global Warming on Precipitation in the Western United States

Snow and melting of the snowpack provide the principal supply of water to much of the Western United States. Whether global warming threatens this water supply is the focus of this research. This study builds upon a previous Global Climate Change Response Program investigation. Charts were generated of four geopotential height parameters for a domain covering the eastern North Pacific Ocean and western North America. Out of 131 total winter months (from 1946-89), 35 were selected as analogues. Monthly mean precipitation values for areas in western Montana, northern Utah, and east central Arizona were compared with median values for the 1946-89 period to determine if any significant differences existed. The results suggest that one regional impact of global warming may be a substantial reduction in wintertime precipitation in central and southern intermountain areas such as Utah and Arizona. The study also found the situation in western Montana to be unclear. Finally, a few examples are presented to highlight some of the strengths and weaknesses of the analogue approach, and several questions regarding other potential effects of global warming on winter precipitation are addressed