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<br /> <br />1.1 rJ'A ROLl' <br /> <br />(eRSS) to evaluate the finpacts of <br />current practIces and tJ(e nel!d for <br />future salinity control. <br /> <br />T\,) <br />(Jl <br />00 <br />.." <br /> <br />In addition, the USGS conducts <br />hydrologic investigatlo~s in <br />cooperation with local, $tate, and <br />other Federal agencies,*, specific <br />aspects of the salinity captrol <br />program, These investigations, <br />typically local in scope, 40mpliment <br />the regional and nationtnvesti- <br />gations and research su ported by <br />USGS Federal funds, R. nt <br />investlgations have inchlded <br />analyses of trends in stre!>mflow <br />and salinity at 70 sites inlthe Upper <br />Colorado River Basin; d"ermina- <br />tion of ground-water c01\tributlons <br />to salinity of the Coloradj>, Green, <br />and San Juan Rivers; and: studies of <br />salt loading from public Jl,.nds in <br />Nevada to Lake Mead, ~esults from <br />these studies form the ba~is for a <br />better understanding of sltllnity <br />mechanisms. ? <br /> <br />Fish and Wildlife SEjrvlce <br /> <br />The FWS actlvitles are Important <br />to the implementation an~ progress <br />of the CRWQIP, FWS prdvides <br />guidance for avoiding an4/0r <br />replacing habitat losses dUe to canal <br />and lateralllning and vOlqntary <br />onfann programs. <br /> <br />Fish and Wildlife CoorGtination <br />Act reports, planning aid 1/!tters, <br />and comments on draft entiron- <br />mental statements are sorr(e of the <br />many services that FWS p!!ovides <br />under the CRWQIP, FWS provides <br />membership to Habitat EvMuation <br /> <br />Procedure (HEP) teams that conduct <br />field work and analyze the impacts <br />of program implementation and <br />construction on the area's habitat. <br />Lists of endangered species in a <br />project area and biological opinions <br />are provided by FWS under <br />provisions of the Endangered <br />Species Act. <br /> <br />Fish and wildlife measures <br />planned to offset possible impacts <br />include acquisition and develop- <br />ment of wildlife habitat, construc- <br />tion of watering ponds, and <br />installation of fences or escape <br />structures to reduce big game losses, <br />Voluntary SCS onfarm improve- <br />ments such as seiect plantings, <br />strip-harvesting of some crops, <br />windbreak development, and small <br />ponds are alsoplanned, <br /> <br />Through the close cooperatlon <br />and coordination of Reclamation, <br />SCS, FWS, the States, and local <br />entities, habitats will be evaluated <br />and recommendations for replace- <br />ment developed, Implementation of <br />incidental wildlife habitat replace- <br />ment is proceeding concurrently <br />with implementation of <br />Reclamatlon projects, <br /> <br />EPAROLE <br /> <br />The principai HI' A programs <br />dealing with salinity control are:: <br /> <br />Water Quality Management <br />Planning, <br /> <br />Water Quality Standards, <br />