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<br />N <br />W <br />CD <br />00 <br /> <br />,FOREWORD , <br /> <br />The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of June 24, 1974, (Public law <br />93-320) provides for the enhancement and protection of the quality of'water <br />available in the Colorado River for use in the United States and Mexico. 'This <br />1984 Annual Report on the Colorado River Salinity Control Program (CRSCP) has' <br />been prepared to explain the progress, the activities, 'and the salinity <br />control accomplishments achieved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) <br />program. USDA has continued to maintain reasonable' progress with <br />implementation of onfarm irrigation improvement and salinity control under <br />authority of existing programs. In the future, when the 'federal budget <br />defici ts have been substantially reduced, funding fo'r the new USDA authori ties' <br />recently enacted(PL 98-569, October 30, 1984) can make substantial . <br />contributions in reducing overall salinity levels in the Colorado River for, <br />the benefit of the many downstream Water users. <br /> <br />-1- <br />