From May 2010 to March 2011, Reclamation conducted a pilot run of the Yuma Desalting Plant (YDP) and demonstrated its potential to augment lower Colorado River supplies. Over 30,000 acre-feet of irrigation return flow was recycled preserving a like amount of Colorado River water in Lake Mead, approximately the amount of water used by 116,000 people in a year.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/325892 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | University of Arizona. Water Resources Research Center., McCloskey, Jennifer, Megdal, Sharon |
| Publisher | Water Resources Research Center, College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Source | Water Resources Research Center. The University of Arizona. |
| Rights | Copyright © Arizona Board of Regents. The University of Arizona. |
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