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<br />* <br /> <br />The monitoring water budget computer program needs a process to <br />adjust for high water table. Four to five monitoring sites are <br />located in areas with a high water table. M&E computer generated <br />soil moisture balance values do not reflect the actual conditions <br />in the field. <br /> <br />f\) <br />r..) <br />(;:) <br />(.c, <br /> <br />* Data downloading, processing and evaluation is being done using <br />several computer programs. These programs have been in place for <br />several years but problems still exist. Existing programs need to <br />be updated when problems are encountered. <br /> <br />WILDLIFE HABITAT MONITORING AND EVALUATION <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />The Grand Valley Salinity Unit began in 1978 and since <br />funded under two different USDA cost share programs. <br />Grand Valley Salinity Program (GVSP) <br />Colorado River Salinity Control Program (CRSCP) <br /> <br />From 1987 to 1990, the two programs overlapped. Currently, however, <br />CRSCP is the only funding authority available in the Grand Valley. <br /> <br />then has been <br />They are: <br /> <br />The first M&E Plan for the Grand Valley unit of Colorado was completed <br />in 1983. It contains the scope and collection methodology, and outlines <br />the means of calculating the effects of data collected on upland and <br />wetland habitat. ' <br /> <br />The 1988 Annual M&E Report contains the completed results of the data <br />collected and final analysis for the wildlife habitat monitoring and <br />evaluation effort. <br /> <br />During the 1991 contract year, the Mesa county Agricultural <br />Stabilization and Conservation Committee (COC) set aside $100,000 <br />specifically for cost-sharing wildlife practices. A separate priority <br />list was developed that represented, individuals interested in developing <br />wildlife habitat. In April 1995, USDA completed its reorganization. <br />As a result, the cost-share funds that were provided to the cac are now <br />administered by NRCS. <br /> <br />Information concerning wildlife habitat has been collected and is being <br />stored at the NRCS Grand Junction Field Office (GJFO) and will be made <br />available upon written request. <br /> <br />Setting <br /> <br />The Grand Valley Unit project area is located in west central Colorado <br />adjacent to the Utah/Colorado border, and encompasses the entire <br />irrigated portion of the Grand Valley, except the Redlands area. The <br />Grand Valley and surrounding area is characteristic of the arid (8 to <br />10" annual precipitation), cold desert ecosystem common to western <br />Colorado and eastern Utah. <br /> <br />22 <br />