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<br />I-" <br />c.,.J <br />CJ1 <br />OJ <br /> <br />Uinta Basin, Utah <br /> <br />Reclamation <br /> <br />The Reclamation Uinta Basin Unit Planning <br />Report/Final Environmental Statement for <br />Phase I was filed with the Environmental <br />Protection Agency on June 25, 1987. This unit <br />has not yet been authorized for construction, but <br />is under consideration by the Administration. <br /> <br />USDA <br /> <br />During the year, 75 CRSC contracts were <br />signed, with participants. As of September 30, <br />1990, a total of218 CRSC contracts have been <br />signed with participants, Interest in <br />participation by individuals and groups remains <br />high, with a large number of applications on file <br />awaiting planning and contract funding. <br />Installation of salinity reduction and voluntary <br />wildlife habitat practices continued at a rapid <br />pace. As of September 30, 1990. 689 sprinkler <br />systems and 487 miles of pipeline have been <br />installed to reduce deep percolation from onfann <br />irrigation and seepage from earth ditches. <br />Other salinity reduction practices were installed <br />and technical assistance on irrigation water <br />management provided to program participants. <br />The annual salt load reduction achieved as of <br />September 30, 1990, is 45,000 tons per year. <br /> <br />During the year, program participants installed <br />a variety of wildlife habitat practices including <br />ponds, shallow water areas, wildlife habitat <br />plantings, and fencing, <br /> <br />A full.time Cooperative Extension Agent <br />provides assistance to the Uinta Basin CRSC <br />program and, during the year, completed various <br />information/education activities, including <br />demonstrations, tours, and publications. <br /> <br />A draft salinity control plan/EIS is being <br />prepared for 20,000 acres of irrigated land that <br />was not included in the original plan. The final <br />planlEIS is scheduled for completion in 1991, <br /> <br />Monitoring and Evaluation <br /> <br />Reclamation <br /> <br />Reclamation has a continuing monitoring <br />program of the Las Vegas Wash Unit, Nevada. <br />This consists of quarterly collection and analysis <br />of water samples from selected locations in the <br />Wash. Water quality data will be evaluated and <br />reported annually to permit identification and <br />tracking of any trends in water quality, <br /> <br />USDA <br /> <br />USDA monitoring and evaluation activities are <br />underway in the USDA Grand Valley, Uinta <br />Basin, Big Sandy River, Lower Gunnison, <br />McElmo Creek, and Moapa Valley Projects. In <br />the Grand Valley and Uinta Basin, the M&E <br />activities have been underway for more than 6 <br />years. Annual reports have been prepared for <br />the Uinta Basin, Grand Valley, and Big Sandy <br />River projects. The M&E activities in the other <br />projects are still in the early stages of <br />implementation, <br /> <br />Bureau of Land Management <br /> <br />The BLM Colorado River Basin State Directors <br />in March of 1989 agreed to develop a strategy to <br />reduce salinity discharges from public land. The <br />elements of the strategy are: <br /> <br />. Prepare Comprehensive Watershed <br />Management Planning and Economic <br />Analysis Procedures, Apply them to a <br />prototype/demonstration watershed and <br />follow through with implementation actions. <br /> <br />. Demonstrate the feasibility of reducing <br />salinity contributions through effective <br />watershed management practices. <br /> <br />. Maintain a cooperative effort to implement <br />State non point source management <br />programs. <br /> <br />15 <br />