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<br />1993 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />o <br />;::; Bureau of Land Management <br /> <br />en <br /> <br />The Council is extremely pleased with the BLM's efforts to analyze the saline watersheds <br />in the Colorado .River drainage, especially in the states of. Utah and Wyoming where <br />comprehensive planning has begun on several watersheds. Over the past few years the Council <br />expressed support for and BLM has given more emphasis to a quickened pace of project <br />implementation. However, this has not been realized due to the inability of BLM appropriations <br />to meet project implementation funding needs. The Council endorses an accelerated BLM <br />program through resource condition improvement and strongly recommends increasing the <br />funding to implement that program. The Council urges the continuation of efforts to identify <br />and plug flowing saline wells on lands administered by the BLM. <br /> <br />Fish and Wildlife Service <br /> <br />The Council supports continued coordination among the FWS, Reclamation, USDA and <br />EP A in addressing all issues associated with replacement of fish and wildlife habitat values <br />foregone. The Council expresses its appreciation for the coordination by the FWS and SCS in <br />addressing the Council's concerns. The Council understands that with respect to the Price-San <br />Rafael Rivers Unit a non-jeopardy biological opinion on the unit was issued with the proviso that <br />no implementation will take place until resolution is reached on an acceptable procedure for the <br />payment of the depletion charge. The Council has urged the SCS to work with the State of Utah <br />and the Forum to resolve issues associated with the payment of the depletion charge for the <br />additional depletion which might occur when the unit is fully implemented. <br /> <br />COWRADO RlVER BASIN SAUNITY CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL <br /> <br />7 <br />