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<br />OOiJ2'76 <br /> <br />1998 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />understands that the Basin states, through the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum and its <br /> <br /> <br />Work Group, are eager to participate in coordinating meetings with representatives from USDA <br /> <br />which can lead to the more efficient expenditure of funds, <br /> <br />The Council finds that there is a strong need for coordination and consistency in the implementation <br />of the salinity control program, There must be assurances that common criteria are used in <br />evaluating proposals, There needs to be an assurance that cost effectiveness is calculated in a <br />consistent way, and there needs to be concurrence in how monitoring and evaluation programs are <br />implemented, There needs to be a common analysis as to how the implementation of the program <br />is consistent with the environmental impact statements and other National Environmental Policy Act <br />compliance documents that have been previously prepared for the salinity control program. <br /> <br />The Council notes that with the much welcomed increase in funding for FY 99, additional funds <br /> <br /> <br />were allocated for expenditure in Colorado and Wyoming. Funds provided to Utah appear to be <br /> <br />woefully short. The Council doubts that the allocation to Utah was based on a cost-effectiveness <br /> <br />analysis and the Council is aware that the Forum's Work Group is currently analyzing the <br /> <br />NRCS/EQIP options basin-wide by cost-effectiveness, The Council asks that NRCS identify if cost- <br /> <br /> <br />effectiveness was used as a criterion and if it was, the Council requests that the infonnation used in <br /> <br /> <br />this evaluation be provided, <br /> <br />The Council asks that USDA expedite its consideration of the designation of a three-state salinity <br /> <br /> <br />coordinator and that USDA report its accomplishments in this regard to the Council on or before <br /> <br /> <br />April I, 1999, The Council further requests responses to all other questions or issues raised in this <br /> <br />report concerning USDA by April I, 1999, <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL <br /> <br />13 <br />