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USDA contribution, which is primarily through the Soil Conservation Service and Forest Service, is of three kinds: (1) techni- cal assistance in planning, designing and in- stalling works of improvement; (2) sharing costs of flood prevention and agricultural water man- agement, public recreation Or fish and wildlife developments; and (3) extending long-term credit to help local interests with their share of the costs, including costs of developing industrial or municipal water supplies. I These projects are planned for multiple and integrated use and conservation of all water and related land resources in a watershed. Struc- tural measures can be of three kinds: (1) flood prevention measures - which are eligible for federal assistance for the full cost of construc- tion and engineering: (2) agricultural water management measUres, such as drainage and irri- gation, or provisions of a more uniform supply of water for agricultural use, and public recrea- tion or fish and wildlife developments - which are eligible for federal technical assistance and 5~/o of the construction cost; and (3) non- agricultural water management measures such as municipal or industrial water supplies and stream regulation - for which local interests pay the full construction cost. Loans or ad- vances may be obtained from USDA, this is through the Farmers Home Administration, under certain conditions to help local organizations pay their share of the costs. Land treatment measures to reduce runoff and sediment production is an important part of the program and this facet of it is worked through the local soil conservation districts. Small watershed projects are initiated by I local organizations having authority to carry _ out, operate, and maintain works of improvement under Public Law 566 as amended. These shouldn't be confused with other department water projects such as the Corps of Engineers or the Bureau of