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<br />. . <br />assist with the agriculture salinity control program. The <br /> <br />Commission has provided grants to the District for the last <br /> <br />1'\:' <br />CJ1 three years for staff assistance in conducting the salini ty <br />0: <br />C control program. The District employs staff assistants to <br /> <br />work with local farmers in developing water management <br />systems, to assist in District operations, and to develop <br />plans and control strategies. The local districts have been <br /> <br />very active in supporting these programs and working with <br /> <br />farmers on salinity control both in the uinta Basin and in <br /> <br />the Price-San Rafael areas. <br /> <br />In 1986 the Uintah Basin SCD proposed the designation of <br /> <br />the Sand Wash watershed as a critical area for rangeland <br /> <br />improvements. This recommendation was supported by the utah <br /> <br />SCC and the watershed was added to the state's priority list. <br /> <br />The state will participate with the Soil Conservation Service <br /> <br />and others in the preparation of plans to control erosion in <br /> <br />this area. <br /> <br />In 1986 the SCC provided over $420,000 in loans for <br /> <br />irrigation system improvements in the Uinta Basin. These <br /> <br />projects should help reduce the contribution to salinity from <br /> <br />agr iculture in the Colorado River drainage. SCD is working <br /> <br />with farmers in eastern Utah to help control salinity from <br /> <br />farm and rangeland. Loans are provided at 3% interest for up <br /> <br />to 12 years. <br /> <br />In 1986 the irrigation water management research project <br /> <br /> <br />with utah State university Extension was renewed. Through <br /> <br />-33- <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />" <br />