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<br />N <br />en <br />00 <br />w <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />of tll~ Age i cul tural d eSeBi" ell Ser'v i ce (MiS) and the Coopeca" <br /> <br />tive State tlesear'en Service (CSRS). <br /> <br />The eontinueu <br /> <br />development and implementation of a coocdinated research <br /> <br />pcogf'am 1'0.' salini ty contcol in the Color'ado Rl vec Basin is <br /> <br />needed to better unuef'stand toe soil-water-plant relation- <br /> <br />ships and to furthel' cefine irrigation water' management and <br /> <br />salinity control tecnnologies. <br /> <br />The Council ui"ges the <br /> <br />l'eseaf'ch ae;encies to continue tilelr effocts ('elated to <br /> <br />iwprov~d irrigation techniques such as eablegation and level <br /> <br />basins, reuse and/oc disposal of salIne drsln water, and <br /> <br />techniques in identifying and treating land saLInization <br /> <br />problems. <br /> <br />Tile Coullci.l sup poets the USDA and state"level l'eseareil <br /> <br />effol'ts and strongly recommends tile contlnu~d funding of ARS <br /> <br />and SCHS reseai'ch progi'ams. Tnese salinity i"eseal'ch findings <br /> <br />will not only oenefit the Colorado Hiver Jasin, but other <br /> <br />regions iu tne nation whIch nave soil and water salinity <br /> <br />problems. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Int81'ageucy Coo,'dinatioll <br /> <br />Control of salinIty in the Colol'ado River BaSIn depends <br /> <br />on complex tecnnical and institutional actions by federal, <br /> <br />state, local, and prlvate entities. To acilieve the goals of <br /> <br />the pr'ogl"am In a t I ill el y mannel', coor'd i ua t i on among all <br /> <br />entities is critIcal. <br /> <br />Agl'icultunl1 sa.lt source contcol r'equires a majol' <br /> <br />cool'dination effort between ReclamatIon and USDA. Passage of <br /> <br />-lY- <br /> <br />1;. !,.., <br />