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<br />w <br />~ Implem~ntation <br />o <br />~. Current implementation activities are concentrated in the <br />Uinta Basin, Utah, and the Grand Valley, Colorado. Imple- <br />mentation of the USDA onfarm program is the responibility <br />of the ASCS and SCS. Currently, USDA is relying on the <br />existing program authorities and funding for project imple- <br />mentation. The ACP (Agricultural Conservation Program) of <br />ASCS is providing special cost-share funding for water <br />manag~ment and salinity control practices. SCS is using <br />funds allocated through their ongoing CTA (Conservation <br />Technical Assistance) program to provide the necessary tech- <br />nical support staff to plan and impl~ment the water manage- <br />ment and salinity control practices. <br /> <br />The current implementation schedule is controlled by annual <br />appropriation funding levels. While USDA developed a <br />modified implementation schedule in 1982, funding has only <br />supported the two ongoing projects. Other project implemen- <br />tation starts are scheduled to b~ phased in over a period <br />of years as program funding levels increase. <br /> <br />A new implementation schedule will be formulated as a result <br />of new legislation, closer coordination with Reclamation, <br />and inputs from the Basin States. The n~w implementation <br />schedule will be based upon projected salt load reduction <br />needs, cost-effectiveness analysis, the likelihood of <br />Federal funding, and Basin Fund repayment capability. This <br />new schedule will be developed during the 1986 evaluation <br />process. <br /> <br />Extension Education <br /> <br />Information and educational support activities for the <br />CRWQIP have been provided through the USDA Federal Extension <br />Service and the State CES (Cooperative Extension Service) <br />agencies. Like ASCS and SCS, the Ext~nsion Service and the <br />State CES agencies have relied on existing authorities and <br />funding mechanisms to provide the extension education sup- <br />port. Existing extension staffs such as Extension Agents <br />and Extension Irrigation Water Management Specialists have <br />provided some general levels of limited education support. <br />These include newsletters, water management workshops, and <br />other educational efforts as a part of their ongoing exten- <br />sion education programs. <br /> <br />A special full-time irrigation extension agent in Grand <br />Valley was the most significant extension education support <br />in recent years. Lack of funding caused termination of the <br />position in 1985. This sort of extension education support <br /> <br />36 <br />