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<br />(jjtl71 1 <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />United States Department of Agriculture <br />Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program <br />Accomplishments for Fiscal Year 1994 <br /> <br />The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Colorado River Basin Salinity Control <br />(CRSC) program is administered through the cooperative efforts of the Agricultural Research <br />Service (ARS), Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS), Cooperative State <br />Research Service (CSRS), the Extension Service (ES), and the Soil Conservation Service <br />(SCS). The USDA National Salinity Control Coordinating Committee coordinates these <br />overall CRSC activities and provides this annual report of activities and accomplishments, <br /> <br />Funding <br /> <br />In fiscal year 1994, $13,783 million was appropriated for the USDA Colorado River Basin <br />Salinity Control program. These funds were used for cost-sharing and technical assistance <br />with participants; monitoring and evaluating impacts of the program; and for information and <br />educa~ion,activjties, In addition, limited funds were used for salinity unit planning and <br />investigations, <br /> <br />Status of Implementation <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Because this report is being prepared prior to the end of fiscal year 1994, the indicated <br />progress is based upon the best available information as of August 31, 1994. Additional <br />salinity control contracts will be approved during September, the last month of the fiscal year. <br />The cumulative salt reduction numbers will become available by the end of November. The <br />accomplishments stated in this report result from the coordinated efforts of the indicated <br />USDA agencies in administration of the program and in assisting participants to implement <br />salinity measures, <br /> <br />Big Sandy River, Wyoming <br /> <br />Implementation has been underway in this unit since 1988, During 1994, 8 new salinity <br />control contracts were approved for a total of 62 salinity control contracts underway with <br />farmers. There are 12 applications pending approval. The application of salinity reduction <br />and wildlife habitat replacement practices is moving ahead very well. In this area, farmers are <br />converting from surface flood irrigation to primarily low-pressure center pivot irrigation <br />systems for salinity control. <br /> <br />Eleven center pivot systems were installed by farmers in 1994, A total of 68 center pivot <br />systems have been installed since the inception of the project. <br /> <br />Information and education activities have been underway on alfalfa variety trials and promoting <br />no-till methods to establish alfalfa, Practice implementation continues to move forward at <br />rapid pace and participant interest continues at a high level. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1 <br />