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<br />OG213~ <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />This United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 1988 Report to Congress on <br />the Colorado River Salinity Control (CRSC) program was prepared in accordance <br />with provisions of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974 (the <br />Act), as amended by Pub. L. 9B-569, 43 U.S.C. 1571 et seq. The amendments <br />direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a voluntary onfarm salinity <br />control program for the Colorado River. Section 202(c)(5), as amended, also <br />directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: <br /> <br />"...submit a report to Congress by January 1, 1988, and at each five-year <br />interval thereafter, concerning the operation of the program authorized by <br />this subsection. Such report shall contain an evaluation of the operation <br />of such program and may include recommendations for such additional <br />legislation as may be necessary to solve identified salinity problems in <br />areas designated by the Secretary of Agriculture and may include <br />recommendations to utilize new technology and research related to such <br />problems." <br /> <br />This report has been prepared by the USDA Salinity Control Coordinating <br />Committee (SCCC). The committee includes representatives from Agricultural <br />Research Service (ARS), Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service <br />(ASCS), Cooperative State Research Service (CSRS), Extension Service (ES), and <br />Soil Conservation Service (SCS). Also participating as ex-officio members are <br />the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and the Environmental <br />Protection Agency (EFA). <br />