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o 0) CJ1 OJ of Decision. The Council supports the rec~tion. set torth in the Record of Decision and urge. that they be carried out. Environmental Protection Aaencv The Council appreciates the renewed level of support given to the Porum, the Council, and the salinity control program in 1989 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). However. the Council and the Forum do not believe that EPA give. the Hation's most extensive and successful nonpoint source water, quality control proqram the support and recoqni tion deserves ,within the higher levels otits organization. The Council remains concerned that there has been inadequate internal coordination at the regional offices and between regional and headquarters offices during the review of those portions of environmental documents which relate to salinity control. Of particular concern is the role of !:PA in the EIS reviews. The EPA should assure that adequate internal coordination on EIS reviews ,be maintained so that uniform approaches are applied basinwide. The Council wishes to be advised of any concernsEPA may have early in the NEPA process to allow adequate and timely opportunities for the Forum and the Council to become involved in the resolution of these issues. The Council remains concerned over the inconsistency in the approval of the triennial reviews given by the three different EPA regions of the Basin state submittals. The Council believes that EPA should provide a consistent and uniform 'approval to the Basinwide salinity control proqram. The Council notes that land owner participation under ' the Department of Agriculture's onfarm salinity control program with regard to the replacement of wildlife values foregone isvoltintary~ The Council also observes that EPA has continuously expressed concern that voluntary participation by land owners for habitat replacement is and will be in the future inadequate. EPA actions to date have done much to discourage voluntary participation. There are significant administrative delays to implementing voluntary proqrams because of the lack of an agreed upon habitat value procedure. The Council's recommendations concerning this issue are discussed under general comments. Of particular concern to the Council is EPA' s opposition to the issuance of 404 permit for the enhancement of pasture land by replacement with -open waterwetl"a.nd.'The council understands that the Corps of Engineers believes the provisions of the required 404 permit meets all necessary requirements and is prepared to issue 7 " , '~.