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<br />There are about 49,000 acres of wetland wildlife habitat in the basin. <br />About 20,000 acres will be converted to upland habitat and about 1,900 acres <br />of upland wildlife habitat will be disturbed. Wildlife habitat maintenance <br />and improvement and better farm crops with grain and corn added to the <br />rotation will be implemented through long term agreements with individual- <br />farmers to offset losses. - <br /> <br />The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) in <br />cooperation with SCS has begun construction on a 10-year, $20 million <br />salinity control program for on-farm irrigation improvements in the Uinta <br />Basin. The Uinta Basin Unit described in this report addresses off-farm <br />salinity control, and planning is coordinated with the ASCS and SCS. <br /> <br />Fish and Wildlife Service activities <br /> <br />The Fish and wildlife Service is conducting a study in the Uinta <br />Basin for the Bureau in accordance with the Fish and wildlife Coordination <br />Act. The results to be published in April of 1982 will be used to further <br />evaluate fish and wildlife mitigation and enhancement in the Uinta Basin <br />Unit area. <br /> <br />List of Participants <br /> <br />Agencies partlclpating in the study include the Fish and wildlife <br />Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Soil Conservation Service, <br />Geological Survey, Science and Information Service, Agricultural <br />Stabilization and Conservation Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau <br />of Indian Affairs, Ute Indian Tribe Division of Natural Resources, Utah <br />Division of Health/Bureau of Water Quality, Utah Division of Wildlife <br />Resources, and Utah Division of Water Resources. Many local farmers and <br />ranchers have participated at the various public meetings. <br /> <br />'. (', r. 4 r, ,,4 <br />l' I.. l oJ" <br /> <br />3 <br />