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Salinity Plans and Contracts: Salinity plans will be pl'e\'sred before approval for funding. The Conservation Service (SCS) will assist the landowner in preparing a plan. ses is currently working on plans for interested individusls and groups strictly by request, using the priority system. A time schedule for installation of salinity control practices is part of this plan development process. A completed salinity plan would contain virtually all of the features in a contract with the exception of signatures. When money for funding is available, the individual or group will need to fill out an application with - the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASeS) to participate in the salinity program. The plan must be approved and signed by the participant, SCS, and the Soil Conservation District (SCD). the ASCS County Committee then approves the plan for funding and it becomes a contract. Until the plan is converted to a contract with all the required signatures, the individual or group is not obligated to 'install any of the planned practices. Any work commenced prior to final approval of the contract is not eligible.for cost 8har~ under salinity program. Monitoring and Evaluation: A monitoring and evaluation team Will assess the reduction in the salt load. in McElmo Creek as aresultofthe USDA program. This will be primarily based on intensive monitoring of 8 selected sample fields. The team will also monitor impacts throughout the entire salinity project on wetlands "and wildlife' values, inCluding voluntary replacement efforts by landowners. Wildlife habitat quality will be fuonitored in more detail on 45 seleeled sites throughout the project. The fina1 responsibility of the monitoring team will be to assess local economic aspects of project implementation. Entities Involv~: Local Salinity Coordinating Committee (LSCC): Composed of representatives from the entities listed below, its primary purpose is to coordinate all sslinity activities. Soil Conservation Service (SCS) and Dolores Soil Conservation District (SCD): Responsible for technical assistance in planning"" and application for the on-farm portion of the project. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR): Responsible for reducing seepage through the installation of an improved off-farm delivery system. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service" (ASCS) and ASCS County Committes (COC): Responsible for administering cost-share funding and contracts. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Service (ES); Provides information and education through meetings, newsletters, slide shows, and demonstration plots. Montezuma Valley Irrigation (MVI) Company and Dolores Water Conservancy District (DWCD): In charge of administration of the off.farm delivery system. Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW), United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Consultation on wetlands, wildlife, habitat development, and environmental concerns. For further information contact ASCS or SCS at 925 South Broadway, Cortez, or CSU Cooperative Extension at the Montezuma County Courthouse. All USDA and Cooperative Extension programs and services are available without regard to race, color, national origin religion, sex, age, marital status, or handicap.