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<br />Promote water use efficiency; .', <br />Reduce sediment; and <br />Control tamarisk, a non-native plant that grows along streambeds. <br />In past years, projects receiving grants included a demonstration portable drip irrigation system for <br />fanners to test in the Uncompahgre Valley, The new irrigation technology uses less water and helps keep <br />salts and selenium out of waterways, The program also funded a concrete water diversion in the North <br />Fork of the Gunnison to give the Monitor Ditch its full water right and to replace the tactic of bulldozing <br />"push-up" dams in the riverbed, <br /> <br />Project applicants should submit a grant request using the form found on CRWCD's website, Additional <br />information should include a complete project description, a narrative of the project's purpose, a budget, a <br />work schedule including completion date, and data about project sponsors and participants. <br /> <br />Applicants or their contractors will be required to provide proof of insurance at limits specified by the <br />River District. <br /> <br />Completed applications can be hand-delivered, mailed or e-mailedto: DavidH,Merritt, Chief Engineer, <br />Colorado River Water Conservation District, 201 Centennial Street, Suite 200, P.O, Box 1120, Glenwood <br />Springs, CO 81602; (970) 945-8522, ext. 232; l!I'ants@crwcd,org. For more information, visit the <br />CRWCD's website at www,crwcd.org <br /> <br />Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program Researchers Meeting Held: The 27th <br />Annual Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program Researchers Meeting was held on <br />January 18-19 in Moab at the Moab Valley Inn. At the meeting, presentations were made on Recovery <br />Program projects that researchers have been working on, and their program information and experiences . <br />shared, " <br /> <br />Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program Updates: <br />. Forum: The next Forum meeting has been set for May 4, 2006 in St., George Utah. Steve Miller <br />will chair this meeting, and perhaps be asked to continue for an additional period until California <br />decides on a replacement for the late Dennis Underwood, <br />. Advisory Council: A draft of the 2005 Advisory Council Report has been prepared and is being <br />reviewed by staff. <br />. Work Group: The issue of selecting a new Chairman for the Work Group pending Tim Henley's <br />retirement remains. The Lower Basin States have indicated a preference that the Chair be from <br />the Lower Basin. The last Workgroup meeting was January 18-20 and was held at the Arizona <br />Department of Water Resources new office building in Phoenix, Participants from USDA, <br />USBR, the Basin States and BLM discussed agenda item issues including the Paradox Unit, Silt <br />Project, Green River and Manila Projects, Cost Share Issues, Basin State Funds for Indian <br />Projects, Project Selection, CREDA CRSP Basin Fund Drought Legislation, and Ground Water <br />Deep Percolation <br />. General: <br />. The Colorado Water Quality Control Commission approved the recommendations in the 2005 <br />Triennial Review at its November 2005 meeting in Montrose. The Review will now be <br />forwarded to EP A for its approval. <br />· The USBR issued a new Request for Proposals ["RFP"] for salinity control projects on <br />December 30, 2005, We have contacted water users that may have an interest in seeking <br />salinity control funding through this new round ofRFP's offering technical assistance and <br />reminding them about the availability ofloans from the Construction Fund for this purpose, . <br /> <br />38 <br />