WSP12108

• File Number: 8273.100
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control - Federal Agencies - Bureau of Reclamation
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 7/1/1987
• Author: DOI BOR
• Title: Salinity Update - July 1987 - A Quarterly Report on the Colorado River Water Improvement Program
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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: Salinity Up

July 1987

Salinity's going wild

wildlife. that is. in the Uinlah
Basin Utah Unit 01 the Colorado
River Salinity Control Program
The SCS (Soit Conservation
Service) is promoting implementa-
tion of fish and wildlife practices
through the salinity program by
using a holistic approach to plan.
ning that considers Ihe soil,
water, plant. and animal
resource In addition 10 assisting
landowners with irrigation syslem
improvements lor salinity connol.
the SCS is working on a volun.
tary basis with individuals who
wanllo develop, improve. or
maintain wildlife habitat Recog-
nizing thaI through wise land use
planning. salinity reduction can
be accomplished without neces-
sarily being a detriment to the
fish Bnd wildlife resource
To dale. 50 individuals have
applied wildlife praclices and
management Some 01 the prac.
lices include shallow water
ponds for wetland development
Many field borders and unused
areas !lave been seeded with
grasses. legumes. and planted
with woody species for wildlile
food. cover. nesting. and lravel
lanes Thousands of leet of
fence have been installed to
protect and manage seedings.
plantings. and odd areas lor
wildlife In addition 10 areas of
specilic habilat development
several hundred acres are being
managed for upland and wetland
wildlife habitat
Wildlife habitat improvement
looks to continue in the next
three years with 40 individuals
having plans 10 install more of
the same for wildlife under their
Salinity Long Term Agreements
To assess the impact 01 the
Salinity Control Program on the

u.s. Department of the Inlerior
Bureau of Reclamation

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Pre-project wildlife habitat

!ish and wildlife habitat SCS has
undertaken a monitoring eHort
Three years of baseline data has
been collected to date This year
marks the lirSI lime of going
bac!<. to the baseline sites to
determine the impacts andior
trends 01 improved irrigation

syslems on wildlife habitat The
data will be evaluated this Fall
(198?) and will be included in the
SCS Annual Repon lor lhe Uin.
tah Basin Unit
By James A Weston. PrOject
Manager. SCS. Roosevelt, UT