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<br />, <br /> <br />o <br />l\) <br />... <br />... <br /> <br />LOWER GUNNISON #1- TONGUE CREEK <br /> <br />i':~';', <br />;;:;,.><:~ <br />!~.:t~~~ <br /> <br />PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Objectives <br /> <br />A. To reduce deep percolation from irrigated fields by 9,000 <br />acre-feet, seepage f~om on-farm earthen ditches by 8,000 acre-feet and <br />seepage from off-farm earthen laterals by 4,000 acre-feet. These are <br />artr,ua It-educt i r)n goa.l s. <br /> <br />B. To reduce on-farm/off-farm salt loading by 82,100 tons/year <br />(73,690 tons On-Farm & 8,210 tons Off-Farm) by the end of the projected 20 <br />yeat- app i i cat i on of the pt.ograrn. <br /> <br />c. To minimize advet.se et~fect of E.alinity cl:lntt-CII pt-actices on <br />'.;JHtland and 'rJi irjl ife hatlitat by identifyin:3 opportunities that l.,Jj II t-eplace <br />wi ldl ife values fot-egone. <br /> <br />II. PLANNING ACTIVITIES <br /> <br />A. On-farm and Off-farm <br /> <br />;~~:'; <br />'"l.~):~ 1. Thet-e have beerl fout- s i sri-up per i ods felt'" Lc,wer Gunn i sor. #1 <br />'c"'_ T"ngue C,-eek p,-ie.,-ity at-ea and a total .;,f 2:31 appl icatior.s for Salt <br />Reduction Plans have been received. <br /> <br />2. Planning activities are proceeding according to the <br />estab I i shed p'- i 0'- i ty system. The f i ,-st ce.nt,-act was s i gr,ed in August 1'3':3:3 <br />and to date 53 contracts have .been funded and 21 are awaiting funding for a <br />total of 74 planned SRPs and contracts. <br /> <br />:3. Th eM~~,k~fIJ,Ji\;~yJ:I!'"jj~cIih~~.i;,~~%l,$i.i!"-il.'l"e"iltp~~'tl'!liie,;hlt'k;~,\!I~,~ an d <br />do not have any special projects underway or planned that would affect the <br />project implementation. <br /> <br />4. The N",I;;f!MfiiiiR~i;.J;:t.,~!;",'Q,jl::1)J1Il! i r, the Ne.rth De I ta a,-ea of the <br />project needs early consideration. The seepage is so great that salt has <br />precipitated on the surface of fields, I imiting effectiveness of on farm <br />sa: I t I"ad ,-educ t i on. The c ana I th,-.,ug~1 th i s area rl_'l!I~,~;o;;,tb'S>M.j;'A;e-':b':0'r.""'P"ioped <br />to reduce seepage. Improvement of this canal is withiA the scope of the <br />project plan. The North Delta Canal has made appl ication for a salt <br />reduction plan in the second sisn up period. Ensineerins planning and <br />extent of work inventories wi I I continue. The North Delta Canal fits with <br />in the scope of the oriSiAal PIP and is being looked at for spot treatment <br />oAly. <br /> <br />5. Several of the applications for Sal inity COAtracts also <br />-'.<", <br />.~~Mpress interest iA wi Idl ife habitat improvement aAd/or developmeAt. <br />"rwelve (121 of the 40 contracts or 30X contain wi Idl ile practices aAd <br />maAagemeAt. These practices and manasement for wi Idllfe salA are: <br /> <br />1 <br />