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<br />o <br />00 <br />o <br />rv <br /> <br />Placing additional monitoring instrumentation at Sagers <br />Wash and a remote automated weather station at Pariette. <br /> <br />In wyoming, BLM is plugging four wells in the Rawlins District using <br />salinity control program funds. Three more wells in the Rock <br />Springs District need to be plugged; preliminary studies indicate <br />the wells yield 280 tons of salt per year. Plugging would cost <br />$185,000, or, amortized, about $57 per ton of salt controlled. <br />Three other wells are being nominated for plugging by the orphan <br />well program (oil and gas funds). Interest is being generated for <br />ranking basin watersheds for salinity control. Muddy Creek (Baggs <br />area) continues to show excellent potential for capturing salt and <br />for improving riparian, wetland, and wildlife habitat. The ranchers <br />are enthusiastic about the results obtained from rejuvenating the <br />channel. Reclamation is assisting with gauging instrumentation at <br />Muddy Creek. <br /> <br />Total work effort: <br /> <br />$156,000, plus any orphan well plugging <br />assistance <br /> <br />(Salinity budget: <br /> <br />$150,000) . <br /> <br /> BLM budget needs assessment (1922-96) <br /> (dollars in thousands) <br /> 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Total Percent <br />Inventory 200 754 644 344 335 2,277 8.97 <br />Reconnaissance 20 45 43 17 12 137 0.54 <br />planning <br />Extension planning 197 330 394 118 78 1,117 4.40 <br />Comprehensive 99 356 807 623 400 2,285 9.00 <br />planning <br />Implementation 1, 451 4,669 2,962 3,461 3,475 16,018 63.08 <br />Maintenance 96 244 299 214 262 1, 115 4.39 <br />Monitoring 110 256 301 273 436 1,376 5.42 <br />Support 174 224 224 224 224 1, 070 4.21 <br />Total 2,347 6,878 5,674 5,274 5,222 25,395 100.01 <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br />