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[edit] 2500 PPM

What does it mean by "in Colorado, water having up to 2,500 ppm of salt is used for irrigating crops." Is that a requirement from somewhere? Or is that just what's available?

[edit] Answer

Well, it would be sort of obvious to me that water up to 2,500 ppm of salt is usable because anything higher would make the plants die Gradster1 21:48, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

...this is true but as you wouldnt think it will enrich a type of soil called bed rock soil —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.63.144.121 (talkcontribs)

[edit] Where is it located?

Is this sea water? Is it our common Ocean? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.15.80.210 (talk) 15:44, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Total dissolved solids (TDS)

To be added?
5000 mg/L TDS < saline water
Source: ISBN:0-13-148193-2, page 188
--Saippuakauppias 17:14, 18 November 2007 (UTC)