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<br />representatives from local, state, federal and private organizations, that are responsible for <br />implementing the nonpoint source program in Colorado. The program includes: <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />A description of each committee's membership and tasks it undertakes; <br /> <br />~ <br />...... <br />rv <br />~ <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />A priority system for reviewing, ranking and recommending nonpoint source <br />control projects, to establish their eligibility to receive state and federal monies set <br />aside for such projects; and <br /> <br />3. A description of the management program and BMP's utilized by each <br />subcommittee (agriculture and silviculture, urban and construction runoff, mining <br />impacts and hydrologic modifications). <br /> <br />Several nonpoint source control projects, for both statewide management and individual <br />nonpoint source control, which will reduce salinity in the Colorado River Basin have been <br />approved by the subcommittees for implementation. Other projects are contemplated and will be <br />implemented as project plans are developed and funding becomes available. The most recent <br />annual report on Section 319 activities was prepared in October 1992. <br /> <br />Other Activities <br /> <br />Colorado has continued its support of the basin-wide approach to salinity control through <br />its participation in the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum and associated activities. <br /> <br />The Colorado Soil Conservation Board, with support from other state agencies, is <br />continuing its work with the NRCS, CFSA and local soil conservation districts to direct, as <br />appropriate, available federal soil conservation funding programs towards improvement of on-farm <br />irrigation practice. The salinity control benefits of improved practices are one of the reasons for <br />this effort. <br /> <br />A proposal for a federal-private desalinization project at Glenwood Springs has been <br />submitted by II private developer. The proposal calls for desalting saline water from the <br />Glenwood Springs, with the salinity program paying for the tons of salt actually removed. <br />Unfortunately, the project does not appear to be economically feasible at this time and further <br />planning efforts have been suspended. <br /> <br />5-5 <br /> <br />I <br />