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<br /> <br />l\) <br />CJl <br />CJl <br />S;;;;. have a mix of bo!h USDA . USDA and DOl should accel- continued Its role through 1987 by <br /> and I nterlor projects. erate the Implementation of addressing the following activities: <br /> monitoring and evaluation <br /> . Repayment analtls of the activities to quantify program 1, Developed a schedule of <br /> Lower Colorado, Iver Basin Impacts and accompllsh- actlvllles needing to be performed <br /> Fund shows that !sufflclent ments. by USDA and by USBR personnel <br /> funds are avalla~e to cover to maintain near -term construction <br /> all costs (capllal.)O&M. .Inter- . Reclamation should continue program progress. <br /> est, and 5,3 perc,ntlnflatlon) to refine the procedures to <br /> for the $560 mllllGn COst of estimate the salt load reduc- 2, Initiated development of <br /> the recommended plan, . tlon objectives for future guidelines for planning and. con- <br /> program analysis, ductlng a monllorlng and eVfllua- <br /> . Continued close Federal and tlon program to assess effectlve- <br /> State coordination among . Involved agencies should ness.of salinity qontrol activities, <br /> Interlor.USDA,tt(elnter- . continue analysis of project . . Guidelines were published a'1d dls- <br /> agency CommlttE\e.. the construction schedules for . trlbuted for use wllhln the reapec- <br /> Forum and the Acjlvlsory possible modifications to . tlve agencies, <br /> Council Is critical 'to effective allow other cost-effeCtive <br /> management of the program. prolects to be started earlier 3. Requested development of a <br /> or Inserted Into the program joint USBR/SCS process for report- <br /> . To keep the proje;ct Imlemen- as new data Is available, Ing the .salt load reduction ,effects <br /> tatlon schedule 0/1 track and of the Dolores/McElmo Creek , <br /> to allow for InclusIon of . Reclamation and USDA Salinity Control Project. ~: <br /> newly formulated,jmore cost- should continue program <br /> effective projects pnd evaluation annually to . 4, Established minimum rilqulre- <br /> ChangeSlntechn~Ogy, the monitor progress and to ments to facilitate common USDA <br /> evaluation Will ne to be Improve on Investment and reporting of project accompllsh- <br /> revlewedannuallyifor the repayment analysis, ments. <br /> . next several yearli. 5. Continued promotion ol.lolnt <br /> . USDA should continue coar- <br />Management dlnatlon with Reclamation by planning for the Price-San Rafael <br />maintaining the Colorado Project. <br />Recommendations River Salinity Control Basin <br /> Coordinator In Reclamation's 6, Continued work on a <br /> . DOl and USDA shpuld sup- coordinating office, hydrosallnlly model for use In <br /> port the $560 million Invest- Lower Gunnison and In other <br /> ment level for pro~ram plan- . Continue theSCS/Reclama- Irrigated areas where Joint "\" <br /> " <br /> nlng and budgeting 'purposes, tlon technical pollcycoordlna- programs Eire .underway, <br /> tlon committee activities, <br /> . All Involved agenCies should 7. Refined program Irwestr;rent <br /> continue to work t~ward full . Continue cooperation among and repayment analysis and Basin <br /> Implementation of ,he USDA the Federal agencies, the fund accounting procedures, <br /> Colorado River Salinity Con- Forum, and the Advisory <br /> trol Program In coordination Council, 8, Introduced the FIRI. (Farm <br /> with DOl. Irrigation Rating Index) for use, and J <br /> . USDA should staff!theCRSC application In USDA salinity con- <br /> trol areas, I <br /> projects to provld~ timely PROGRAM J <br /> assistance and to !nalntaln a COORDINATION - TPCC , <br /> ;'i <br /> balanced planning land appll- The Technical Policy Coordlnat- I <br /> cation workload, I <br /> Ing Committee (TPCC) , organized <br /> by Reclamation and SCS In 1985, ) <br /> j <br /> :j <br /> :s <br /> . <br /> 3 1 <br /> d <br /> ;"'1 <br /> .~ <br /> j :5" , <br /> i..: <br /> <br />