TABLE OF CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION 1 



HISTORY 3 



HYDROGEOLOGICAL SETTING 7 



POTENTIAL REGIONAL PROBLEM 11 



ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS AND IMPLICATIONS 14 



Environmental Effects 14 



Natural and Agricultural Ecosystems 19 



PROSPECTS FOR RETARDATION 22 



Farming Practices 23 



Nonfarming Practices ^ 28 



TENTATIVE RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS 30 



RECOMMENDATIONS 35 



FUTURE PLANS 36 



LITERATURE CITED 37 



TABLES AND FIGURES 



Figure I: Saline Seep Formation 3 



Figure 2; Northern Great Plains Region, Showing Area of 



Potential Saline Seep Development. . 12 



Table 1: Analyses of Salt and Water Samples in the Fort 



Benton Area 16 



