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<br />o <br />..:J <br />~ <br />f-4 <br /> <br />1994 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />Bureau of lAnd Management <br /> <br />Over the past few years, the Council expressed support for and the BLM has <br />given more emphasis to a quickened pace of project implementation. However, this has not <br />been realized due to the inability of the BLM to obtain sufficient appropriations to meet project <br />implementation funding needs. The Council is concerned that tracking of funding and <br />expenditures has become more difficult as the BLM continues to move towards land management <br />practices based on an ecosystem approach. The Council recommends that the Bureau of Land <br />Management incorporate in its ecosystem land management planning activities the reduction of <br />salt discharges into the Colorado River system. It is important that the BLM consider salt <br />loading of the Colorado River system due to activities on public lands in the Colorado River <br />Basin and it is important to quantify the potential for salt load reduction. The Council <br />recommends that the Bureau of Land Management continue to work with the Forum's work <br />group in developing salt budget accounting and funding requirements. Also, the Council <br />recommends that BLM continue efforts to identify flowing saline wells and to designate funds <br />for plugging the same. <br /> <br />U.S. Geological Survey <br /> <br />The Council commends the USGS for its coordination and support role in salinity control <br />activities. It is. a federal obligation to provide the hydrologic and water quality data and <br />interpretive studies required to carry out the objectives and ascertain the progress being made <br />by the salinity control program. The USGS plays a key role in providing and interpreting <br />salinity data. The Council urges the USGS to continue the operation of necessary water quality <br />and quantity monitoring stations, many of which are cost-shared with the Basin states and other <br />Federal agencies, while others are funded solely by the USGS. <br /> <br />The Council urges the USGS to continue to concentrate on its traditional role of <br />maintaining the long-term historical record of water quality and quantity at its existing network <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER BASIN SAUNITY CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL <br /> <br />4 <br />