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<br />. <br /> <br />CHAPTER I <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />releases. <br /> <br />The small group meetings involved information and idea <br /> <br />exchanges with local officials, State agencies, and other Federal agen- <br /> <br />o <br />~ <br />Q <br />C;> <br /> <br />cies. Three public meetings were held in Farson to present the status <br /> <br />of the studies, to obtain public input, and to scope environmental <br /> <br />issues. Three newsletters were mailed to more than 100 local residents, <br /> <br />government officials, and, industry leaders. News releases were issued <br /> <br />from the Upper Colorado Regional Office to media in Wyoming, Colorado, <br /> <br />and Utah as significant events occurred during the study. <br /> <br />Related Projects and Activities <br /> <br />Salinity studies and interrelationships <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />During the last decade, several entities have studied methods to <br /> <br />accomplish salinity control in the Colorado River System. Problems of <br /> <br />salt loading in the Big Sandy River area were analyzed principally by <br /> <br />Reclamation, the Soil Conse!:'vation Service (SCS), and the State of <br /> <br />Wyoming, with substantial input f!:'om othe!:' agencies, as described in <br /> <br />subsequent sections. As a result of the studies, alternate methods to <br /> <br />!:'educe salt loading we!:'e proposed--SCS's suggested on-farm improvements <br /> <br />and a number of Reclamation-derived off-farm app!:'oaches, including <br /> <br />the use of evaporation ponds or the use of saline water by industry, <br /> <br />as noted in this repon. <br /> <br />During the period of the agencies' salinity <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />9 <br />