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BEST COpy The Soil Conservation service already had and has a large commitment to the reduction of salt in the Colorado River through the improvement of agricultural practices (also authorized under PL Q o C~ (.\.1 93-320) . However, the success of the Sand Wash project (in the uinta Basin of Utah) in reducing salinity on rangelands in a drainage that ultimately flows in the Colorado became known and its applicability in the Colorado River Basin became apparent to the Forum. In the Sand Wash project salinity was reduced through the use of rangeland improvement practices rather than the agricultural irrigation practices, and at lower costs, on a per ton (of salt) saved, basis. The Bureau of Land Management, Soil Conservation Service, and Utah Department of Agriculture all have as one of their goals improved water quality (non-point source pollution) and cleaner Colorado River water. The State of Utah has in it's Department of AgricuI ture a responsibility to implement a Non Point Source Pollution Management Plan, this has direct ties with the state's 319 Program responsibilities under the Clean Water Act. These three agencies also have an Memoranda of Understanding agreeing to work together on Coordinated Resource Management Planning. , These two requisites set the stage for the project and the Forum was instrumental in obtaining the funding. Our initial charge was to ~1I'::r. _,:. ;,F.i':<~')~"'--. f\-'-' ~ \.."'.....~..'" ",. "" in Utah 'j-.t"'''':)',-~",",,;jC,&: 4<<1 ...~+'l ~..~ It"'.-'""'''''; I,' ) '\'..,.,. '...-:.\-10\" 1~::'I 3~ ""I .~1i"'I/i"" .,..,...., t1>-,,, . ~, ., -~.... ,~ ,,~ --w~s to ... seven of those '(;' ' >"r,l>. ,.. -, ~,." "'i. ~ ~r" .."."'-"". - Our second charge within the year's time.