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<br />To date~mlne c~a~3~s t~at sMould bs made in
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<br />achieve salinity c:::;",tt-ol ob,jec::;'-..,l23.
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<br />The Monltorin3 a~d Eval~at;0~ program, to be implemented on
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<br />surface inflow, p;'-ec;pitatioli, ,:';1'.... 5urfac.e I)utf;ow t.) determine the ar,1Du.lit
<br />(: f ~: a. t: e r t hat ! Ii f j j t:~. ate S I j I ... '.' \:: :-- 2 5.) i J. :.;; Eat:-. e t- d Q. t a :..J j ;: ~. e 2...; a : i.i ate .j ~ (I
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<br />.3:="621 illE ljat:a w;;! be c.:'! Iected VII these
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<br />T~e MaE program wi I f be C00rdin;.ted With the M&E prosram conCucted ~y
<br />~he Burea.u of RecfaffiatiGn.
<br />:~e-tjand and wi ;;j: ife '!..iaz;;ta.t ~Jj 1: ve 1;1(.njtore~ t.) establ ish Z;,ase: ina
<br />data to determine chinge.s ;n h~t:~at qual j~y a~d quantity with proJect
<br />implementation. The ef'ect~ve~sss 0C t~e voluntary program for replacement
<br />'of wi IdJ ife values foregone WI , also ~e monitored and 2va:uate~~
<br />The sal inity ~<1ow::;sram wi:; ...... "ionjtc~red for bot;-, on-farm and De.sin-wide
<br />economic effects. On-farm eC0~om;c effetts wi:: be ca::uJated ~y measuring
<br />chanS2 in arJriuaJ fie",:: fa.rrii JrH:.:"r;e. Infot-irie.tioli from specific farm~ w~f: ;:H:~.
<br />E:.nhance(! by 'the (:::;.4':=, and i ;r;~;:E;i ;;:....;d assresated ::,asin-wide to j;:;er'ltif'y
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<br />1. The :.....)ca: Salin;::-j"-' C.:;;ordina'i::;ng Committee..,(LSCC), wil: be
<br />c~ffiposed of representatives f~G~ AseS, SCS, GE, the ASeS county committee
<br />(CCCir the Doloj'-es 30il C:onsi?"'..v.-a.':;;c.;-, District: t:-Ie Bureau of Rec:Q.ma~joll~
<br />t~e ~ontezuma Va: :ey rrris~t~~~ Company~ the ColoraGo Divisjon Gf Wi i~!ife,
<br />E?A, USFW, and the =olores Water C~nservancy District. The L3CC w~::
<br />fac~: ltate overal: project coof-d;n~tion by conducti~s duties as set forth
<br />:.! the ;'-:ational ~a;-iw:a.; f'ot~ c:.:;:-~~.t:-S;-!al-e Pi.-og;--aili1 ;':'art 53S, C"lora.(:':: RiVET
<br />",,,'.:3.; :nity ContrJ:1i PJ.~(,STam. Mee-o;;;:-:85 wi i I tie c':ln.jucted, as a minimum, .:ID a
<br />sem;-ariTiual basis.
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<br />-. Unjq~e to t~js ~~0~~Ct s ~ne c:ose coordinat~on required
<br />between the USDA on-farm sa: i~;~y program a~d t~e B~reau of Rec:amat~cG'S
<br />off-farm sal lnity prosram. CG~r~;na~ion ~etween the USDA and t~2 USER
<br />ta.~(f?S place .~'.. a.n ;nf:);-~mal t.a3;s .....-;; the ;oca: level. Semi-a:-liluai me-eti:.ss
<br />.ar2 c~~ducted to forma::y ins~rE u~iformity and c0n5is~ency betWEen t~e two
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