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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1. A comprehensive background investigation was completed of <br /> <br />the Lower Gunnison Unit, the soi I surveys of the area, the type of <br /> <br />crops grown, the cl imatic zone variation, the common type of <br /> <br />existing irrigation systems, and the type of systems already <br /> <br />planned under contracts. <br /> <br />2. A method was developed for determining which type of site <br /> <br />is suitable for monitoring purposes and which is not. <br /> <br />The result <br /> <br />IS the Delta Site Criteria Rating Index and the Delta Site Criteria <br />Rating Sheet. <br /> <br />3. An Agreement Sheet was developed, for the Monitoring <br /> <br />Sites, describing the responsibi I ities of the Landowner and the <br /> <br />Soi I Conservation Service. <br /> <br />4. Approximately 42 individuals have been contacted, In Delta <br /> <br />County, and 65 individuals, in Montrose County, to determine their <br /> <br />wi I I ingness to participate in the Monitoring Program, and to make <br /> <br />changes to follow SCS Irrigation Water Management guides. <br /> <br />of 36 (347.) responded volunteering to participate. <br /> <br />A total <br /> <br />5. Three sites have been selected and instal led in Delta <br /> <br />County using the Site Criteria Rating. <br />have been selected. <br /> <br />Site #1 - Measure infi Itration on a field that presently <br /> <br />No sites in Montrose County <br /> <br />has none of the scheduled improvements instal led. Site wil I be <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />000951 <br />