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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />JUl2.7 1387 <br /> <br />'. G;,:::s United States <br />Department of <br />Agriculture <br /> <br />Soil <br />Conservation P. O. Box 11350 <br />Service Salt Lake City, UT 84147 <br /> <br />July <br /> <br />TO: All Holders of USDA Salinity Report Uintah Basin, Utah January 1979 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: 1987 Review USDA Salinity Report Uintah Basin, Utah January 1979 <br /> <br />As a result of reviewing the USDA Salinity Report Uintah Basin Unit and <br />accomplishments of program implementation over the past five years, it is <br />apparent that the original planned amounts need to be revised to reflect <br />current conditions. Consequently, we are sending you this letter to provide <br />you with this updated information. <br /> <br />Salt load reduction amount has been increased to 98,200 tons per year upon <br />project completion. This increase in salt load reduction results from adding <br />salt load reduction achieved by the USDA off-farm lateral improvements not <br />previously taken credit for, and some increase in on-farm improvements. <br /> <br />In response to the needs of the Colorado River Salinity Control Forum and the <br />USDA Colorado River Salinity Control Coordinating Committee and in cooperation <br />with the Colorado River Salinity Control Technical Policy Coordinating <br />Committee, all cost and benefit values were redeveloped and formated so that <br />this report would be consistent with all other Colorado River salinity control <br />projects. <br /> <br />Total average annual costs are $11.9 million and total average annual benefits <br />are $12.7 million. Benefits are distributed approximately 41 percent to <br />on-farm and 59 percent off-farm. The USDA Colorado River Salinity Control <br />Coordinating Committee established 70 percent federal cost-share for <br />implementation of on-farm salinity control practices. <br /> <br />At 70 percent federal cost-share, federal cost for plan implementation is <br />approximately $67 million. All cost and benefit values based on January 1986 <br />cost and price levels were amortized where necessary over a 50 year project <br />life at 8-5/8 percent discount rate. <br /> <br />Plan review report~ en~~ed. <br /> <br /> <br />:/1 :1Q G)~ Ih+,.s <br /> <br />FR~ T. HOLT I <br />State Conservationist <br /> <br />Enclosure <br /> <br />'-:'I'^C Cl <br />v ,#.... vV <br /> <br />(j The Soli ConservaUon service <br />Is an agency of the <br />\1:::11 United Stat.. Department of Agriculture <br /> <br />\~ <br />