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<br />1994 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />o <br />-.J <br />M:lo <br />c.u <br /> <br />effective component of the overall salinity program is not jeopardized. The Council urges the <br />NRCS to diligently pursue adequate Colorado River Salinity Control line item funding to assure <br />that program implementation schedules are met. <br /> <br />The Cooperative Research, Extension and Education Service, or CREES, (formerly the <br />Cooperative Extension Service) has effectively been serving the educational and information <br />needs of the farmers within each of the five on-farm salinity control project areas. Information <br />transfer on the benefits of participating in the program, irrigation water management, and other <br />agronomic topics are important aspects of the USDA program that also must be adequately <br />funded in order to be effective. The Council recognizes the importance of this aspect of the <br />USDA program to the success of the overall on-farm program and urges no diminution of this <br />role. <br /> <br />In summary, the USDA program has played a major role in the implementation of cost- <br />. effective salinity control projects and will continue to have cost-effective salinity control <br />measures important to the success of the program. It is important to emphasize the USDA role <br />in the prevention, control, and abatement of pollution. Under the approved Plan of <br />Implementation, 58% of the planned salt removal is from the USDA program. Recognition of <br />the USDA obligated role in meeting water quality standards and the associated numeric criteria <br />is essential. <br /> <br />COWRADQ RIVER BASIN SAUNITY CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />d,' ' <br />