WSP01703

• File Number: 8276.450
• Description: McElmo Creek Unit - Colorado River Salinity Control Program
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 1/1/1983
• Title: Onfarm Irrigation Improvements - McElmo Creek Unit Salinity Control Study
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

TABLE 1-4 ANNUAL LEVELS OF FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION
McELMO CREEK SALINITY CONTROL STUDY, COLORADO

Federal Cost --
Admin. " Education Total Local
Construction Technical and 2/ Federal Const. Total
Year 1/ Assistance Evaluation Cost Cost 3/ Cost
- -------- -- --- ------- --$1 ,000--- ------- ---- -- -
1 2,915 776 295 3,986 972 4,958
2 2,915 776 295 3,986 972 4,958
3 2,915 777 295 3,987 972 4,959
4 2,915 777 295 3,987 972 4,959
5 2,915 777 295 3,987 972 4,959
6 2,915 777 295 3,987 972 4,959
TOTAL 17,490 4,660 1,770 23,920 5,832 29,752

1/ July 1981 Price Base.
2/ Includes $100,000 for an Irrigation Research Program by ARS, USDA;
$45,000 for an Information and Education Program by ES, USDA; and
$150,000 for Monitoring and Evaluation Results by SCS, USDA.
3/ In addition to the Local Construction Cost there will be Operation,
Maintenance and Replacement Cost, estimated to be $184,300 annually.

Plan 5 is recommended because it maximizes net benefits and has the
largest salinity reduction. Though feasible overall even with cost sharing
Plan 3 does not have enough onfarm benefits to cover the farmer's share of
installation costs and operation, maintenance and replacement cost. Plan 6
was not feasible overall and did not provide enough onfarm incentives to
insure local support.

Implementation Authorities

There are three primary USDA authorities through which onfarm
improvements might be implemented. These are:

1. The Soil Conservation Act of 1935 (PL 46 - 74th Congress)
Under this authority and working mainly through local soil conservation
districts, the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) helps individuals, groups,
municipal and county officials, and planning bodies to cope with problems of
erosion, water supply and disposal, improper land use, flooding and
sedimentation. Assistance rendered by SCS ranges from advice and
consultation to on-site technical assistance for preparing conservation
plans; determining where conservation practices are practical and necessary;
designing, laying out, and supervising installation of the practices; and
checking and certifying performance of the practices. Through the
Agricultural Conservation Program administered by the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS), USDA shares with the land
users the cost of applying certain soil and water conservation measures that
emphasize conservation benefits of national concern.

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