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<br />o <br />...... <br /><.0 <br />l-" <br /> <br />Price Wellington Control Board <br />643South 200 East <br />Price. Utab 84501 <br />(435) 637-7610 <br /> <br />August 19. 1999 <br /> <br />lack BamcI~ Exec;utive Director <br />Colorado River Salinily Control Forum <br />106 West SOO SOIlIh, Suite 101 <br />Bountiful, Ut. 84010 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. B8l1ICIt; <br /> <br />Subject: BQIP Funding <br /> <br />Tltis Icller is wriucn in suppan ot Ihe findings ortlte Colorado River Salinity Conlrollriennial review <br />repon. The repor1 deaailcd tile progress of lbe Forum in implementing salinily control ptactices wilhin <br />tile Colot1ldo River Basin. .Our organi_.alion fully supports the adoplion and application of programs of <br />the Bureau of Reclamation, and USDA programs, and basin S1ales cost sbaring prograrns bavc benefited <br />millions of downsltCam waler ~rs of lhe CoJor~do River, bmlhere is much more work IcJllo be <br />accomplished 10 reduce salinily levels. <br /> <br />OUI orllanizlIIion suppoltS ac<<lellluon of the salinity control programs. CSpccially in gelling the USDA <br />portion of the program 10 adequate fundillJ levels of lwelve mlllion dollars per year from the EQIP <br />program. Local ptoduclcrs an: ready, willing and able to install s.1lillity control practices, if adequate <br />financial and Icchnical assistance is availabk:. II will tlkc a strong USDA funding comlnilmenllo keep <br />up the pro~ made by lhe Forum to dale. and inlhe Mure to mecllhe water qlllllily criteria for the <br />lower basin staleS. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />w~ IJ~ /If~ <br /> <br />Will. Dale Madus <br />President, Price Wellington Control Board <br /> <br />27 <br /> <br />~c <br />