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<br /><::> <br />I- <br />W <br /> <br />the BLM consideration afpast recommendations by the CRBSC r\dvlsor~ Council. The BLM <br />will continue to use these methods in our reporting to Ihe CounciL In particular. the Bureau of <br />Reclamation (BOR), the Natural Resources Conser....ation Service (NReS). and the BlM met in <br />March 1999.10 discuss consiSlent methods of computing cost effecti....eness for salinity measures <br />and projects. and to hear the description of the computations that the BOR has used for many <br />years. Representatives aflhese agencIes discussed this method and concurred that it should be <br />used by the NRCS and the BL~1 <br /> <br />-..r <br /> <br />Rer>orllO Cnn2:rcss and \\'atl'r Qualil\ InitiatiHs: <br />The BLM is looking fon....ard to working with the Forum's work group Oil the Report to <br />Congress. We particularly look forward to clcarly dt:tining. and establlshmg a credible scicntltic <br />and lechnical quantIfication of the BU.l"s potential to effectl\dy reduce salt loading 10 the <br />Colorado River System. The Repon to Congress \\lill describe Ihe relatIOn bet\....een Ihe BU..t"s <br />salmity program with other \\later quality initiatIves. The B1.\11s proposing J timetable for <br />producing the Repon during ,"v1ay 2002. A discussion drat! oflhe timetable for producing this <br />Report is included as Attachment I. and It will be dIscussed wilh Ih~ CRBSC Forum at their !\lav <br />17t~ meeting in Wyoming. <br /> <br />Plul:!l!ine of \Vells: <br />The BU\'1 has consistently placed higher emphasis on poinl source conlrol of salts over nonpoin! <br />sources. Jnd we expect to continue this approach. We will cOlltinue to report all well plugging <br />activitit:s that result In salt reducuons II) the Colorado Ri\'er system. <br /> <br />\Ve appreciate tht: Advisory Council's recommendatlons concerning the Bl.\-t"s continuing <br />saltnity retention dfons. We look 1~}fw:lfJ to working with lhc AdVIsory Council and the work <br />group on reporting of accompli~hments thai pertain 10 salilllty manJgemem III the Colorado <br />River system. <br /> <br />If you need any JdditlOnJI infonnallon. please fc('J frc:e to contacl Lel' Bar~ll\\" at (03) :236-11..2. <br />Si.ocerely, <br /> <br />/5/ <br /> <br />Enclosures <br /> <br />trnr i R. Bissoo <br />Assistant Director, <br />Renewable Rescurces and Pla.'lIling <br />