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<br />o <br />---l <br />0"> <br />--.} <br /> <br />/995 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />The Council's budget recommendations represent the minimum funding required for the program <br />to be successful in maintaining salinity within the federally-mandated and state-adopted numeric <br />criteria, All activities are consistent with the salinity control program set forth in the "1993 <br />Review-Water Quality Standards for Salinity-Colorado River System Final Report," Unlike <br />many other federal programs, the salinity program provides a significant amount of non-federal <br />cost sharing (25-30 percent from the Upper Basin Fund and Lower Basin Development Fund) <br />and an additional 30 percent of up-front cost share from the local participating farmers for the <br />USDA onfarm program, The non-federal participants (land owners, irrigation districts, etc.) <br />stand ready to contribute their up-front share of program costs and the Basin Funds are capable <br />of reimbursing their appropriate share as the costs are incurred, The Council urges the federal <br />agencies to vigorously pursue adequate funding so as to allow timely, continual implementation <br />of the salinity program in a vigorous and cost-effective manner, The agencies funding requests <br />should be in accordance with Executive Order 12088, which directs the head of each executive <br />agency to take all necessary actions for the prevention, control and abatement of environmental <br />pollution with respect to federal facilities and activities under the control of the agency, <br /> <br />Table 1 contains the Council's recommendations for Congressional appropriations for FY 1997 <br />and FY 1998, The Council hastens to point out that any shortfall in these funding levels will <br />likely have to be offset by increased funding in subsequent years, In addition, delays in the <br />funding of the salinity control program will result in much larger total federal expenditures to <br />achieve and maintain the water quality standards for the Colorado River. <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER BASIN SAliN/TY CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />,. <br />