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<br />12 <br /> <br />P.L. 46 Program. The SCS, under the Soil Conservation Act (P.L. <br />46, 74 Congress, 1935), carries on a broad program of direct as,istance <br />to farmers and ranchers through soil conservation districts, as well as <br />aiding other agencies. Related activities inciude farm and ranch plan- <br />ning and assistance in the installation of conservation practices, soil <br />surveys and investigations, range site and condition surveys, woodland <br />surveys, plant materials for conservation work, snow surveys and water <br />supply forecasts, technical assistance to other USDA activities and aid <br />to other agencies for administering conservation work on private lands. <br /> <br />The Lower Gunnison Basin Unit is served by the Delta Field O:fice (Delta <br />SCD-720) and the Montrose Field Office (Montrose and Ouray Counties, <br />Shavano SCD-772). <br /> <br />Other Agency Programs and Projects <br /> <br />Bureau of Reclamation <br /> <br />Uncompahgre Project Improvement Program. The USBR currently has the <br />Uncompahgre Project area under study within the General Investigations <br />Pt'ogram. Renovation of the canal system is the main purpose of this <br />project. A report on this study is scheduled for completion in FY 1977, <br /> <br />Irrigation Management Services (IMS). The IMS program - a computer <br />record keeping system using cl imatology, soils and crop data to schedule <br />time and application rates for irrigations - conducted by the Bureau of <br />Reclamation, Western Colorado Projects Office, began early in 1974, <br />This program is conducted in conjunction with the program already in <br />operation in the Grand Valley Unit. The program began with approxi- <br />mately 1 ,500 acres on 15 farms. At present, all irrigation schedul ing <br />is within the Uncompahgre Project. Selection of the initial participa- <br />nts for irrigation schedul ing was made by the Uncompahgre Val ley Water <br />Users As20ciation. A contract has also been negotiated by the Water <br />Users organization to furnish a field representative to work with the <br />IMS program. <br /> <br />Water Systems Improvements (WSI). In FY 1973, a feasibil ity study <br />was begun to determine the best method of increasing water del ivery <br />efficiency in the Lower Gunnison area with the purpose of reducing <br />return flows containing high concentrations of salt, and thereby reduce <br />the salinity of the Colorado RiVer. A feasibil ity report is scheduled <br />for completion in FY 1977. <br /> <br />003061 <br />