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decadent brush stands, water developments, and application of prescribed burning have all created salt savings through the improvement of watershed cover in western Colorado. ~ ,.... ,.... en Recrf'Ation Manlll:ement Activity: The primary objectives are to provide quality recreational opportunities that fosters land health, minimize resource damage, protect wilderness values, and assure a fair market return to the public for any commercial venture profiting from the public land resources. Currently, this program activity provides a salt-load reduction of approximately 110 tons. Road surfacing in the Yuma District's La Posa Long-Term Visitor Area reduced erosion. Implementation of OHV management measures in the Milk! Alkali drainage near Glenwood, and of the slopes of the Grand Mesa is creating salt benefits. Administration of Minine- Law Activity: An estimated 305,000 actively maintained mining claims exist on public lands administered by the BLM. As part of Mining Law Administration, the BLM enforces surface management and environmental requirements based upon approved mine operations plans and 43 C.F.R. ~3802. Currently, this program activity provides a salt-load reduction of approximately 1,150 tons. Responsibilities of the BLM for surface protection and environmental stipulations under the 1872 Mining Law has resulted in over 1,000 tons/year salt savings from the public lands in Utah. Facilitie.~ Maintenance, Emergency Operations/Damage Repair, and Fire Rehahilitation Activities: Facilities maintenance provides maintenance to BLM administrative sites, recreation facilities, transportation systems as well as basic engineering support services for maintenance and construction activities. The providing of immediate response in the form of personnel, equipment, or supplies for emergency repair or replacement of government property destroyed or damaged by catastrophic acts of nature (non-wildfire) such as floods, storms, and other unavoidable cause is the emergency operations/damage repair activity. Fire rehabilitation covers the costs incurred to prevent land degradation, resource losses, and other measures necessary to stabilize erodible soils, structures, or other conditions caused by fires or wildfire suppression actions. Currently, this program activity provides a salt-load reduction of approximately 960 tons. The Flathead Dam repairs were completed in Arizona. Over 75 miles of roads were maintained in Mancos Shale-derived soils in Colorado with some Legacy-99 funds, and mining company funds. Burned area rehabilitation was conducted on 5,735 acres of saline soils in Colorado, and 10,600 acres in southern Utah. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) The authorities set forth in the Endangered Species Act, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, provide for FWS participation in the Colorado River salinity control program. It is mainly through these legislative authorities that the FWS works toward meeting its objective of providing the federal leadership to conserve, protect, and enhance fish and wildlife and their habitat for the continuing benefit of the public. 4-11