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<br />:.... <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />to.) <br />o <br />w <br />~..1 <br /> <br />UPDATED RESPONSES TO <br />ADYISORY COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS <br />IN THE <br />1985 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Budgets and Line Item funding <br /> <br />The U.S. House and Senate Appropriations bills includes $3.804 million for <br />CRSC Program within the ASCS budget. USDA expects line item funding to <br />continue in future yeara and have submitted a request for CRSC funding in <br />FY 1988. <br /> <br />2. Uinta Basin Monitoring and Evaluation <br /> <br />With CRSC funding, SCS proposes to accelerate and expand monitoring <br />activities in the Uinta Basin, Grand Valley, and other areas where early <br />implementation is contemplated. Special efforts will be made to <br />coordinate M&E with Reclamation. <br /> <br />3. Subdivide Lower Gunnison <br /> <br />The revised USDA implementation schedule and the $511 million investment <br />level include four subunits of the overall Lower Gunnison area. There <br />still needs to be additional discussions with local water users, <br />conservation districts, and ASC County Committees on the staging of this <br />unit. <br /> <br />4. Initiate Onfarm Planning in McElmo Creek <br /> <br />SCS in Colorado has already agreed to move forward with funding and <br />establishing a staff position in McElmo Creek. The major focus of the <br />position will be to coordinate the Bureau of Reclamation off-farm <br />improvements with planning of onfarm improvements. <br /> <br />5. Joint BR/SCS Plan for Price-San Rafael <br /> <br />Currently, two subareas in the study area have potential for coordinated <br />BR off-farm lateral improvements which will allow for more efficient and <br />cost-effective onfarm gravity sprinkler systems. More efforts will be put <br />into the joint planning process in the next year. With CRSC funding, SCS <br />should have sufficient funds to support the SCS staffing needs. <br /> <br />Presented to: CRBSC Advisory Council, October 28-29, 1986 <br />in San Diego, California <br /> <br />Presented by: George L. Stem, Water Quality Program <br />Specialist, USDA, Soil Conservation Service <br />