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<br />MR. OTT: Yes.: Let me define the "impact area"a,'little more. The
<br />impact' area that . the Bureau' ,of: Reclamation. talks: about is the area
<br />between the government' Highline Canal and the Kieffer Extension Canal,.
<br />which encompasses' around 89,000' acres. :. But I when the County Committee'
<br />set this. up;~ they said that,in order. to get a good monitor on the. '.'
<br />elimination of salinity or monitor correctly, where the Bureau had
<br />monitoredthe:wholec'Reed Wash, the)hfelt, that. the whole' Reed Wash ':"
<br />drainage should be brought into play to see if the on-farm projects
<br />are accomplishing what they should accomplish, because if you go into
<br />just the impact area, that is under the Bureau of Reclamation, you have
<br />a very small area that all drains through the Kieffer Extension area,
<br />which is another area of equal size or larger. So the County Committee
<br />says that the impact area would actually be the: whole: Reed Wash drain-
<br />age area, which would encompass 14,000 acres. '
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<br />MR. FETCHER:., I'gather from' your report':that you: are getting a good
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<br />MR. OTT: Yes, sir; we are.
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<br />MR. FETCHER: I had one other question. What is your cost-sharing on
<br />land leveling? What is your,percentage?
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<br />MR. OTT: Ninety percent of the cost.
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<br />MR. FETCHER: Also' 90 percent?
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<br />MR. SPARKS: Not to exceed the maximum,a110wance. .~This'iswhere the
<br />squeeze comes'in--$3,500 is the::maximum'.'" .'. :,.~_ '... .. . c:,
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<br />MR. OTT: Except where to or more farms are adjoining. Then we can go
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<br />MR. KROEGER: Any further questions? (No response.) Thank you.
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<br />MR. ::l;ONGLEY:':.-.I:',:want':to ,make a comment that the local ASC Committee
<br />fFlrmers that have been. on this" project are, very forward looking in this
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