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<br />Thetwo\filplemerrtatlproieclsll'ldefwayareGrand
<br />Valley (initiated in 1979) andUInbiBasln (star1edil11-llfIO).
<br />'T'-r__IO........sart_1O
<br />theColonldoRlverlocuspllmllr1lyupononfann Irrtgatiori
<br />system Impn::MlfT1BI1\: reIated.18fJlr!lI dellYe1y sysIem
<br />~ and onfarm lnigat!on watarmanagement
<br />praclIoes to improve Irrigation effIcillncIesandto reduce
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<br />Tec:triclII..asIIncefor planning. desIg1. and
<br />installation ofonfarm Irrigation ~ irnproyements
<br />and onfann waterman&gement Is provided bySCS under
<br />lheregulal:SCSOOl1lleMltiontechnical8ll8lstance
<br />program. Funding for Inln:III 8IIWInce to proyidB
<br />landowner cost-share support for Installation of InigaUon
<br />wat9rrllllr.agEll,,,,,,,lsystam Irnproyements and r8IaIed
<br />salinity control me8sures Is pn:Mded by the Agricultural
<br />StabIlization and-CongervaUon ServlcethroughtheACP
<br />IAoriwllu"'""""""",Progmm),_
<br />qJpOrtand ~ Is prlJ'(ided through funds
<br />allocated by the ExtensIon SeMce PndtheSlate
<br />CooperatiyeExlenslonSer\'iC8$ofUlahanclColoraClo.
<br />EWcetionaI~lsll8OllllS8lytolnfonnfarmenlancl
<br />landown9rsabout1hEisallnllycOntrolprqects,new
<br />. tecIY1oIogIeS, and how.lmpra..ea irrigation water
<br />management can befiefit iodMdiJaJ farrner8 and
<br />daNnstream Colorado River_WIder U99nl.
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<br />The deYeIopment and testtne of new technology,
<br />Ifr!provedlrrlgatlonequlPmBnt, and dlfferentlrrigallon
<br />temnlques are vitally Imporfarit_ n..ra, &etfviti8s
<br />presently being funded by ~ AgrlcuJtut81 Aeeearch
<br />Servk:e.AdcItIonaIl1ilS88I'ChSl.flPOrtlsbelngprovldedby'
<br />theCc:lopenllh<eStateReeearol1Servlcethrol.qtthe
<br />.CoIoradoanc:lUtahagrk:uIb.lIaJ~~
<br />SilJlIfIcantprogresalsbBlngrnar:tBthrouQhl'ElElEllll'Ch
<br />effor1sand deI,lC),l:otldllu., sites Wilhln the two
<br />. implementalion projecCs (Grand Valley-and Uinta B8s1n).
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<br />SCS has maJor resporisIb/llty.for monitoring ~
<br />EMlIuatlng-theprognlSlland~ofonfarmsallnlty.
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<br />controIactMtles.LinlledfurXinghBal'ElBtricfledttJeacope
<br />of ~ monItor1ng actMtIe8; however,lTIOl8 thOrOugh
<br />Md~lSlr'8mor'11tolfngpianshaYebeen
<br />d8Y9IopecI8nclarebelnglmple.,.....,tbd.
<br />Interllgency coordlnatic:ii wI1tln USDA Is maintained
<br />_h'USOA""'"""Con1roI~
<br />C9mmittee. .
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<br />WHERE TO NOW?
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<br />-Wlth:J7 percentottheCOlonkloRMM'a11n1ty9OUl'CEl8
<br />atbibuledtolnfgaledl9'fculbB8,ltlsobYlously/mportant
<br />for both FIedamatIon and USDA to pgsuellBllnltyOOl'ltrol
<br />fromagrlcul!unllllOUJ'OBtI'1/tS.Seepegeofln1gatlonwaler
<br />fromcaoalm:x;tlatsraldistrlbtJtlon8)'8lerns,0\IlII"-1rrigld1on,
<br />andexcesstYedeeppemolatlonaretheprknaryC81JSe8of
<br />8$loI!ldBfroinlrrlgatedagrlcull1nl8l'8lB.
<br />BureauofReclamatlonaclMtlasarefocu8edprirnEwUy
<br />uponthllrnap-CInlI8811dofl.fann Ial8nddistrlbUllon
<br />systeri1a.lhroughc:anal.xllatlllrBldltchlilW1gorpipellne
<br />lXlIlYIlnlIon8,8SElJllI9ltfrorndlstrlbutlon~08nbe
<br />l'IElIW1yelbnm1ed HoweYer, the type 8I1d natul8 of
<br />inpn:Mlmlll'ltB rnayaffecttheonfanri Irrigation sydem
<br />1mproyemBnts'ht1lch rnaybeU'ldefl8ken.
<br />USDAonfann 888Istance ar.ldr8geee ~to
<br />thelnlgationll)'8lems,ll'l8Ihodsofilrlgatlon,mlllCnl88eB
<br />Inlnigallonefflcleoclesthrough~waIer
<br />nlll"Y"',....,LAlJln'!gaIIonefllclencleelncrBeee,deep
<br />percoIBllonlsl8duceid,lndstblequent8llltloedlngsto
<br />the rMr In decne8ed. ActMliee of the USDA oofann
<br />prognwn are CCl/119I8I'l8lIWy t) the ReckmatIon salinity
<br />controIElIforIs.USOAaJsoproo.ides8ll8lstance1or
<br />~thoaer8lEd:8cloff..lllnnllderaldistrllutlorl
<br />syRernsnotaddr&888dbyFleClamatlon.
<br />RecIBrnaIlonhasneartyocmpletBdplanformulallonon
<br />toor 8QIlCUIIuraI8OOl't8lrit$ tmerdIy under
<br />IrwesIlgaIIon-- GumIIOn BasIn Unit (SlagEl 1),
<br />UIntaBash UnIl (Stage 1), McEImoCnMlk.UnIt,andPaJo .
<br />VerdelnigallonDillrlctUnltF\eporlspreeentlngthestab.e
<br />a1dtheeslimaledconstrucllonOOllt8ofthetllntllllYeplana
<br />W818~ln1981.CoI'l1)IetIonofpfanlingrepol188nd
<br />8SIIOCIaIad N8>A 0llI'I'fIIIn:e, preoonslructIon plBnrmg.
<br />cu.,,,,,,..,,1o,odIauthortzlit1on,a1dfLndlng8l8requ1red
<br />IJebre 00nslructI0n can begin . .
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<br />prograrrishBYealsoeklwedlheprogRl88oftheaallnlty
<br />control pmgran. Annual c::osHhar8lmltl111oM perfanner
<br />8I1d IneblRlytoproyidefilaodal'assIst8nceto Irrigation
<br />dIsb1ctsorCOl'l'lpMill8hlMl~maIorproblema.Cost-
<br />sharing needstpbemlqu8rytallOn:ldto1he1'llled9oflhg
<br />CoIonldoRiverallnltyconfrolprogram.LegIsIation
<br />~lnthelasl~ofCc:lrlQl8ll8WOUldhaYe
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<br />I/nPIeinent 8'Special Coklrado RMir salinity c:ontrOi
<br />prognon.
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<br />. MostoftheCUJTentlltnJctLlrairneth9dsof8lliinity
<br />oon1roI, SUCh as desa/lIng wxt lnedewporallon pondafor
<br />poInttl1(ftlflugesaltSOUl'CEI8,8I8pmylng8Xplll'l!llwlwhl'l'l
<br />comperecltolrTlgaUonlrnpl..Jl&,."",bo.lher'8rore,
<br />deYaiopmentofaltemallYebtnlftclaiuseeofsailn9wa1er
<br />andinnoYalM:llTleB8lJf'BSloreduc8aa1In!lYOOIt_,bdtlu.1lI
<br />are necessary. _ . ,
<br />By resolution dat8ti SeptembBr 12. 191KJ, the Fon.m
<br />adopted apollcyrecommendlng IhatcostsofLmingsalne
<br />waterslnlleuoffnlshwalEn-beundelwritl9nasapertof
<br />the salinity control acIMUes whBreYer oost-eflecllya, The
<br />BasIn StlItessuggEllll:thal:1heSecr8lalyofthe lmeriorbe
<br />pn:Mded authority under ltMt Salinity Control ActIO enter
<br />lntQooetehartJgcontraclawtthlndustrfaiwaterUllElnJIn
<br />1heColol8doRiverBaslntooff8lllenylncremantai
<br />acidlllonalcostsofuslng,saIi1ewalerlnlleuoffresllWllter
<br />wt)eI8llLChunder1akings8l'8COllklfJec1iwfroma$llllnlty
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<br />ThlsbllSlnw\deprobiemhaBregIonaIasweliasnlllional
<br />~ The program requ&es ClOOp8I'8tIon oflhe BasIn
<br />States and FeciDnII GoYemment. The cooent
<br />Adn'lIJislration's economic philollophy Is lor the
<br />beneficlarlestotaketheleadbolhflnanciaiiyand
<br />8lJlhc?rillltiYto8OlY91'E1l1Q!.tC81l'1lW19Bfl'l91prob1ems.
<br />In order to fmPement the progrwn, "IiMflCiai
<br />supportv.ilcontirqtobeaneceesaryc:omponentofthe
<br />~,.....,.....ltdio"" piBn.
<br />Inr8OOlJvt\onofthl&joInteffortbrccntrolllngMinltyln
<br />1heCoioradoRlver,thlI1974COlor8doRlverBaslnSalInlty
<br />ConIroIf.r;tallocatecithllCOlllaof8llllnltycontrolforthe
<br />four~mtlstobe76peroentJl!!lldbyFecilnl
<br />norireIntlUI8abie.~and25pen::entl1lp8Jdfrorn_the
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<br />The Loww Gurmon s.h Ura status report and
<br />feasibility Report/Drafl EnWonrnentaf 81MBment
<br />ackfres99dtheUr'OO',......lQo..VaIlsyportionofIheLoww
<br />GU'lIiI8onBasln. Theb8krloeofthllBask'l'Mdlbe
<br />studledlal8r. The nlOClI,.,l8lldtod plan call8forthe
<br />~rmrnationol____........
<br />system and lining about 254 mlIas ofamisandiBlEnis
<br />which would I8liJce the SBIiIily BI: Imperial o.n about
<br />152 rr9"\- Based onJarullly 1981 prices, 10ceI
<br />conslrUCtIon 00Bt8 are estmaIsd at $141 m80n (1'8Vised
<br />coslallho.vnlnfeasibiityl8pOrt).lNsratil8lnaOOll-
<br />effectNanessofabout$7D2Jmfor8l'lChmgILcAsa&Iily
<br />recl.IcIIon at I~ Dan. UsIng the newCASStomUa
<br />forca/cUlBllng, Ihe lllIIirityAlcluclion Is 14 n1(flwilha
<br />COllhJf&...tI.....lElllaaf$782.CIXJ.
<br />ThelentallYeplandB8a'b:ldlntheUlnll8M1Un1
<br />status report inwJMls8flieCll\llllyini'lQthoeeportlonsaf
<br />thecatl8i&:KflateraldlstJiltjionsysllm""*:tl8l8msk1ng
<br />the largest oonb1butIonstolhesalrVtylewllsintheS1lll.
<br />ThatplancaJlslorlln1ngoertainc:analsanclllilerl*v.NcIl
<br />wou\d reducethe88lln1ty...a_.b&....llIatIJl1llll'l8lOam
<br />from 4 to 10 mgtL Total oonsbUcUon cosla wtlf8
<br />estImatacI between $28and $89mi1lon,b8BedonJanuary
<br />1981prioes.~ofth8wldlfapBt,reeuIIWlglna
<br />COllt-.dfec:tf.-l8B8llll'1geof$570,(XX),>$982.OOJfor8l'lCh
<br />"9'l of88llnfly reduction at Imperial DIm.
<br />ReciImaIionIsYl'Ol'lmgdoBelywilhSCSild9Yllloplng
<br />a CCIOfdinBl8cl program In theareaa1d efJoI1sinbeWJg
<br />do8ely _ooon:hleci ., R8cilmaIion's ongoing Central
<br />UlahPn:liBctRecenl:studIe8haYebeenconllnedtoa
<br />small9I'area. Cun8ntIy, abOUt 59 miasofcanalS8I1d
<br />IBaeralshlMlbeenaalllCllldforlr*lgwithal8SlJlllng
<br />reducIIon In lIllIinIty COl_ltld...'!" of 2.4 mwt.anda
<br />_rA_
<br />The Mc&no er.k UnI status report ot.tIQd three
<br />conoeptuaI ptans 1nwM'lI ani End IlderaI HlI in
<br />combination wilh onIarm ~ The10lBi
<br />c::onsln.ICIloncoslaofthecanallir*1g(Slage1)portIonlor
<br />theprefenedplanlSexpedlldtDbeapp......d..~$:!i
<br />m1llionwtthasaUnity............lb&.....reduc:tiondabout
<br />6.1 rrIlfLatl~Olm.
<br />Moref9Q8nl:studleehawindk:ldeclhlthept8femld
<br />plan IslocorrtJlnetwDcmalsEndtolne8l!Mlnli98Cl:lons
<br />ofOlherClhls.ThlspiBnh8saCltlOSaruc:Uoncostofabout
<br />$25mUIJon.aaallnltyl'8li.dionofabout2A mgi'L,anda
<br />~.'eI18s6of$789,CXI)..
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<br />basin'funds darW:i from the 88JeofhyWopower. 01 the
<br />states'share, 85 pernenl y,iI be rgpakIfrom the L.a.wr
<br />BasIn fund and 15 pen;:entfromthe lJpperBasin ftn:L
<br />
<br />ConlInue Prognm .,......__. n FY
<br />1983 '
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<br />PlannfngI~~contInuetorefineplanson
<br />IrrIg8tk;K18OUR:8 oontrof tnts 88 waU . oaler ants'>
<br />defloethe moslco!lt-eftectivernell8l.n8asf\llding
<br />permItS. Construction on GnI'ld.VaIis'J SI8ge One wi!
<br />contInue;prec:onstru(:UoactMties(deepwieif~
<br />~)w1DconIInueon~V*"lIRtanci .
<br />I'8formJIation plans wi! CXlflIinue on the Las Vegas Wash
<br />UnllUSDAonfarm b,.....,_ lid... ,wII00nUnu8ln GlWld
<br />ValleyandUInlaBasin88llnlty0Clfdr0lprnfectB.
<br />The~ha8lrK1catedltwilioonllnuetr;)eeekwaysto
<br />expedI!e"programb,lpiel......WIvo,tornainllWlqualityof
<br />CoIoIadciRIYllrWBlerBlIhe1972hls1iir1catlewlsasthe
<br />Ba8lnSlat86oont1nuetodeYllioptheirCOfTll8Cl-
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<br />ForqUastioosOoncerring projectsdlScl.BJedlntiS
<br />l1ElW8IslIer,ptEmaoontactthePLtiicAffalrJOIIlceinht
<br />Reg1orll8llpOl'lSlbleforthalprof9ct.
<br />.Bul'88l.lofRec:lamatlon
<br />UPP9l'CoioradoReglonaiOflice
<br />P,O. Box 1156B
<br />Salt L.8ke City, Utah 84147
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<br />CominerClai:
<br />Bul'88l.lofReciamldlon
<br />lcMterColpradoRegionalOflice
<br />P.O. Box4Z1
<br />BouIdElr-Clty, NllYada t9Xli
<br />TelePhone: FTS 59&-7420
<br />, Commorelot 71l2-2lI3-<42D
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<br />Foraoswers to general quastlcnJorlBnsyouW'ClUkt1ke
<br />to sSe Included In SAUNITV UPDATE, vd;) to:
<br />editor, SAUNITY UPDATE, 0-1(0)
<br />Colorado RIver Water Quaihy otIk:e
<br />BurellUofReciamallon
<br />P.O. Box 2fIX1T
<br />eo-Fodoroleemor
<br />Denwlr,~ .lKl225
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<br />The PeVerdslrrigldlonDlllrict_UnlIspedalreport
<br />concIuciesthatabou1:10pen::entofthe'DIsbict's295m11Els
<br />ofcanaisand Iat9raIs (about20mllEls)oouJd be lined under
<br />thesallnltyrectlctlonploglllfrifOratotaiconslnJctioncosl
<br />ofabout$17mllllon. The20milesofoanaJswouldbellned
<br />In conJunaIion with,OIifarm-pratllces (onfann CosIs-$4
<br />million) and togeIherwould'dt!lCteaSe1he salinity at
<br />ImpMal oam by about 8 mwt- The 0Istrtct also
<br />expressed sri-Interest In rWlabHitalIng the rernalning275
<br />miles of alI1aIs and lateraiswtththe cosboutsida the
<br />soopeofthesallni!YcontroI prognmsbeing repaid by the
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<br />WiIdUfehabilatwhlchhas~asal88U/tof
<br />lniQationsystem Ioseeslsanlm(lortantl'8$OUR:e. This
<br />habltat.lnan&re8~YoIdofsigrimcant\'8getatlon,
<br />proyide$CfN9(ancifoodtormanysmalllTll'lMllllsancf
<br />birds. Pressu~to mal:ntalnwildlifa 'h!ibitathlMllnae8Sed
<br />with.gfowth In human popolliDOil. Pe;opIe' desll8 8RlllS for
<br />hunting, fishing, i:Iod for the OpportlJoItY to obseMl birds
<br />and rnammaJs.. .__.
<br />Arryreducticolnwlldlifehatiitat8llSOClat9dwith
<br />ImpR:Mng'inigation systems".tpr.salhity,ccntroIl'8Iges
<br />coricems trom the U.s. FIsh:arK;lWilillifeServioeandthe
<br />SlaIefishancigamedepartmeinIB. Th8llpp1'08Chtothe
<br />COI'IS8Mdlon and enhanoement of wildlife vaIuee III an
<br />imporlantcOnsideration.lntheloCaiaeceptablDtyof
<br />varIousun/lslnlhesallnitymntiol progI'llm.
<br />. Inrecentyesrs,theDepartmeirtofthelmeriorhaS
<br />sUpported legislation to provkiuuch atithority. n Is
<br />-expectedthattheFOn.mwl"sponsorleglslatlon~the
<br />current session of Congress to address- this Issue,
<br />_ USDA anr.m Program
<br />~leexiSlingUSDAProgl'8l'i'lautholltl8sh8Y8prtNideci
<br />anopportunttyto InlliateaColOradoRIv8r8lliWlyoontroi
<br />progl'lllT1, thllI8 are numerous reesons and specific
<br />circumstancesuniqueto salinity control that justify a
<br />8Elpal'8I8,f81lor-madeprogram.
<br />In addition, USDA onfann ar'lci Reciarnation ofHarm
<br />cana/ and IaI8raIIrnprovement programs need to be
<br />Impiernented concurrentiy beaWB8 of the
<br />lntel;ra/atIons,ofoff-farrn.dIstrIluIIoosyslemsto
<br />onfann Irrigation water-rnaI'lll9!lfnenl: aystems.
<br />Cost-$hare resbictionsand lI~ttKpugh exisling
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