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<br />studies were published in 1971 by the Environmental Protection Agency <br /> <br />under the title of Mineral Quality Problems in the Colorado River Basin. <br /> <br />Subsequent to the passage of P.L. 93-320, Water and Power completed <br /> <br />several technical studies on the Uinta Basin Unit, including canal loss <br /> <br />studies, topographic and orthophoto mapping and cross sections of canal <br /> <br />reaches, mass balance analysis of salt loading, wildlife habitat and <br /> <br />archaeological studies, and collections of water quality data at 90 <br /> <br />surface water and 30 ground water stations. Since 1978, water quality <br /> <br />data have been collected at 39 key surface water stations. <br /> <br />The Central Utah Project is a Water and Power project consisting of <br /> <br />the Bonneville, Upalco, Uintah, Vernal, and Jensen Units. The Uinta <br /> <br />Basin Unit of the CRWQIP is aimed at salinity reduction and is coordi- <br /> <br />nated with Central Utah Project activities. <br /> <br />Department of Agriculture Activities <br /> <br />The Soil Conservation Service (SCS) of the U.S. Department of <br /> <br />Agriculture (USDA) works closely with Water and Power to coordinate the <br /> <br />'\ <br /> <br />L ~ <br />salinity control programs. Each agency plans, implements, and funds its , (, ' <br /> <br />\' ,\ <br />own program. In the Uinta Basin, SCS studied onfarm salinity problems on , <br />, j. <br /> <br />all irrigated lands within the basin and published a report in January \. :,' <br />\fr" , <br />1979, with an addendum dated October 1980. ~,.., \' <br /> <br />.. , <br />The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) in \, \ <br /> <br />cooperation with SCS has begun a 10-year, $20 million salinity control <br /> <br />program for on-farm irrigation improvements 1n the Uinta Basin. The Uinta <br /> <br />Basin Unit described in this report addresses off-farm salinity control, <br /> <br />and planning is coordinated with the ASCS and SCS. <br /> <br />'J-8""~ <br />lJ! l r..:.J. <br /> <br />Fish and Wildlife Service Activities <br /> <br />The Fish and wildlife Service is conducting a study in the Uinta <br /> <br />Basin for Water and Power in accordance with the Fish and Wildlife <br /> <br />3 <br />