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'3 ! '!~ .; '! CI O':J ..i,"a. -.J McElmo <l:reek, Colorado i ~ ~ Implementation was initiated in this unit in 1990. Application of salinity reduction and wildlife habitat replacement practices continue to be implemented in this area with sprinkler systems, underground pipelines, and gated pipe being installed. J ., . . I Development and use of automatic shutoff valves for sprinkler systems continue to be widely implement~d in the project to achieve water management. -:f Uin.ta Basin., Utah -< 'i Implementation began in this unit in 1980. The rate of applying salinity reduction and wildlife habitat replacement practices continues to increase. The major practices installed are sprinkler irrigation !!ystems, improved surface systems, underground pipelines and gated pipe. In this area, a lar*e number of groups are replacing earthen laterals with pipelines to provide gravity pressure fOr onfarm sprinkler systems. 1 . '4 :j 1 Demonstration plot activities continued on Ute Indian Tribal land to: illustrate the benefits of sprinkler irrigation; teach principles of irrigation scheduling; and provide data on crop variations"yields, and costs to determine fair market lease agreements. Special emphasis is being placed on working with individual farmers on principles of irrigation water management. .i ~ 'tr ,1 1 J "? Big Sandy River, Wyoming j ',' .f Implementation has been underway in this unit since 1988. The application of salinity reducti(m and wildli6: habitat replacement practices continue to be implemented. In this area, farmers are convertingifrom surface flood irrigation to primarily low-pressure center pivot irrigation systems fot salinity control. . .--i' ::4. Planning and Investigations ;i . ,? Price-San .Rafael, Utah I 3 The Record of Decision was issued in April 1997 for this project. The Bureau of Reclamation and USDA began work in the project area in fiscal year 1998. USDA salinity activities will be done under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). San Juan River, New Mexico A salinity investigation has been completed on irrigated lands along the San Juan River in New Mexico from the vicinity of Fruitland, westward to Cudei. This area, consisting of about 8,400 irrigated acres within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation. 'Ii Findings from the investigation were published in a verification report in July 1993. The findings inUicated that irrigation in the unit is contributing to increased salt loading of the San Juan River which ultimately flows into the Colorado River. It is recommended that the unit be ,; 7 2 . :j ;'~: '" '~--'&-""-"\ --~j;. ,,,"