WSP12263

• File Number: 8272.500
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control - Colo Dept of Public Health - WQCC and WQCD
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 10/1/1990
• Author: WQCD
• Title: Colorado Nonpoint Source Management Program - Prepared to Fulfill the Requirements of Section 319 of the Clean Water Act
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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4. Conservation Reserve proaram ICRP\

This program, a portion of the Food security Act of 1985 administered by
the ASCS, is designed to remove highly erodible lands from agricultural
production and return,those lands to grass and/or trees. Landowner who
remove these lands from production are eligible for rental payments for
these lands from the federal Government for ,10 years. This program holds
promise for nonpoint source control since its aim is highly erodible
lands. A provision in CRP allows farmers to enroll ~ropland located,
within 66 to 99 feet of streams or waterbodies as filter strips to reduce
sediment. This program has the potential to be highly effective in
reducing erosion and improving water quality. In Colorado 1.7 million
acres of land have been removed from production through this program.

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5. watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (P.L. 566\

This program helps rural and urban communities improve and develop t~e
water and land resources.of watersheds up to 250,000 ,acres. The concept
of P.L. 566 is very broad and as a result, nonpoint source control may be
accomplished within the framewo~k of water management and conservation
practices. state agencies and local nonprofit organizations are eligible
to apply for loans of up to $10 million dollars per project. scs provides
technical assistance in this program as well as administering the grant
funding of projects.

6. Colorado River Basin Salinitv Control proaram

This progr~ is designed to reduce salt loadings to The Colora~o River
Basin in order to maintain standards established in 1972. Both, the United
states Department of Agriculture and the United states Department of
Interior are involved in programs designed to control nonpoint sources of
salt loading. The Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation are
also actively involved in salinity reduction measures from a variety of
sources. Salinity reduction measures for individual farms are handled by
the USDA. State participation in the salinity control program is
coordinated through the water quality management planning process for
nonpoint sources and the discharge permit program for point sources. The
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum provides a process for the
states of the basin to coordinate their activities and provide guidance to
the Federal agencies. '

7. Resource Conservation and Develooment (RC&D)

This program is designed to promote resource development and resource
conservation in multicounty areas. The emphasis of this program is to
provide a local focus on development and conservation issues using
existing governmental and volunteer organizations. The SCS through RC&D
funding may provide a local coordinator to RC&D areas to accomplish their
goals. The local emphasis and coordination of agencies provides a good
setting for addressing control of nonpoint sources.

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