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P.L. 46 Program. The SCS, under the Soil Conservation Act (P.L. 46, 74 Congress, 1935), carries on a broad program of direct assistance to farmers and'ranchers through soil conservation districts. as well as aiding other agencies. Related activities include farm and ranch plan- ning and assistance in the installation of conservation practices, soil surveys and investigations, range site and condition surveys, woodland surveys, plant materials for conservation work, snow surveys and water supply forecasts, technical assistance to other USDA activities and aid to other agencies for administering conservation work on private lands. The Lower Gunnison Basin Unit is served by the Delta Field Office (Delta SCD-720) and the Montrose Field Office (Montrose and Ouray Counties, Shavano SCD-772), Other Agency Programs and Projects Bureau of Reclamation Uncompahgre Project Improvement Program. The USBR currently has the Uncompahgre Project area under study within the General Investigations Program, Renovation of the canal system is the main purpose of this project. A report on this study is scheduled for completion in FY 1977, Irrigation Management Services (IMS). The IMS program - a computer record keeping system using cl imatology, soils and crop data to schedule time and appl ication rates for irrigations - conducted by the Bureau of Reclamation, Western Colorado Projects Office, began early in 1974. This program is conducted in conjunction with the program already in operation in the Grand Valley Unit. The program began with approxi- mately 1,500 acres on 15 farms. At present, all irrigation schedul ing is within the Uncompahgre Project. Selection of the initial participa- nts for irrigation scheduling was made by the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association. A contract has also been negotiated by the Water Users organization to furnish a field representative to work with the IMS program. Water Systems Improvements (WSI). In FY 1973, a feasibil ity study was begun to determine the best method of increasing water del ivery efficiency in the Lower Gunnison area with the purpose of reducing return flows containing high concentrations of salt, and thereby reduce the sal inity of the Colorado River. A feasibility report is scheduled for completion in FY 1977. Bureau of land Management The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administers National Resource Lands under a variety of Congressional mandates requiring not only production of resources, but their conservation, and not only the fullest possible use and enjoyment of the lands by the publ ie, but preservation of env i ronmen ta I qua I i ty as we 11. 003085 10