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<br />onrn~9 <br /> <br />1993 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />The Council's budget requests represent the minimum funding required for the program <br />to be successful in maintaining salinity within the federally mandated and state adopted numeric <br />criteria. All activities are consistent with the salinity control program set forth in the "1993 <br />Review-Water Quality Standards for Salinity-Colorado River System." Unlike many other <br />federal programs, the salinity program provides a significant amount of up-front, non-federal <br />cost sharing; 30 percent from the Upper and Lower Basin funds for Interior programs, and at <br />least 51 percent from the local participating farmers and the Basin funds for the USDA onfarm <br />program, The non-federal participants (land owners, irrigation districts, etc,) stand ready to <br />contribute their up-front share of program costs and the Basin Funds are capable of reimbursing <br />their appropriate share as the costs are incurred, The Council urges the federal agencies to <br />vigorously pursue adequate funding to implement their portion of the salinity program in a <br />. timely and cost-efficient manner. The funding requests should be in accordance with Executive <br />Order 12088, which directs the head of each executive agency to take all necessary actions for <br />the prevention, control and abatement of environmental pollution with respect to federal facilities <br />and activities under the control of the agency. <br /> <br />Table 1 contains the Council's recommendations for appropriations for FY 1995 and FY <br />1996, Tentative recommendations for FY 1997 funding to provide program continuity are also <br />offered, The Council hastens to point out that any shortfall in these funding levels will likely <br />have to be offset by increased funding in subsequent years, In addition, delays in the funding <br />of the salinity control program will result in much larger total federal expenditures to achieve <br />the water quality objectives for the Colorado River. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />COWBADO RIVER BASIN SALlNlTY CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL <br /> <br />11 <br />