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<br />000270 <br /> <br />1998 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />is most pleased with BLM's recently renewed efforts to review post-l 996 BLM State Office reports <br /> <br /> <br />and tabulate identified specific salinity reducing activities as well as estimate salt load reductions <br /> <br /> <br />due to treatment of other lands in saline areas, The Council urges BLM to continue to educate local <br /> <br /> <br />personnel on how to identify and quantify salinity reducing activities, The Council urges the BLM <br /> <br /> <br />to move forward with the development and implementation ofa practical and reliable program to <br /> <br /> <br />allow verification of salt loading reduction activities by BLM through the use of programmatic <br /> <br /> <br />funding by BLM to conduct and support these activities, Further, BLM is urged to seek funding <br /> <br />for salt reduction projects administered solely by BLM or in cooperation with state and other federal <br /> <br /> <br />agencies, The Council recommends that the BLM continue developing, in cooperation with the <br /> <br /> <br />Forum's Work Group, a program which will allow the tracking of salt load reductions and the <br /> <br />expenditure of funds that result in a reduction of salt contributions, <br /> <br />BLM lessees appear to not be taking advantage of the opportunity to apply for EQIP funds on federal <br />lands which are being leased for grazing, This forgone opportunity appears to come from a lack of <br />Washington level discussions between USDA and BLM personnel. The NRCS EQIP manual <br />indicates public land may be considered for enrollment if: <br />". The land is under pri vate contro I for the contract period and <br />included in the participant's operating unit <br />Installation of conservation practices will contribute to an <br />improvement in the identified natural resource concern <br />The conservation practices will benefit nearby or adjacent agricultural <br />land owned by the participant, and <br />The participant has written authorization from the Government <br />landowner to apply the conservation practices," <br /> <br />" <br />. <br /> <br />" <br />. <br /> <br />" <br />. <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL <br /> <br />7 <br />