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<br />9 <br /> <br />'" <br />".) <br />f"j <br />CD <br /> <br />Title II USDA Activities - Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program <br /> <br />SCS Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program Review <br />of Grand Valley, Colorado and Uintah Basin, Utah Units <br /> <br />The Soil Conservation Service (SCS) conducted a field review of <br />implementation activities in the Grand Valley and Uintah Units and general <br />Title II planning considerations during the weeK of October 6, 1980. <br />Representatives, of So11 Conservation Service (SCS), the Agricultural <br />Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS), the Science and Education <br />Administration-Agricultural Research (SEA-AR), the Water and Power Resources <br />Service (WPRS), the Fish and Nildlife Service (F~S), from the National, <br />regional, state, and local levels were invited and participated in the <br />review. <br /> <br />Some of the concerns or issues which surfaced during the review were: <br /> <br />Need for long-range funding commitments for: <br />Irrigation improvement cost share funds in accordance with <br />la-year schedule in report <br />Adequate SCS staffing for technical assistance <br />Farmers' confidence in planning future operations <br />Sufficient contractors and competitive supplies <br /> <br />Cost-sharing program limitations and concerns: <br />$3,500 per year limitation per individual for annual practice or LTA. <br />$10,000 per year limitation per individual fer pooling agreements <br />(annual or LTA). <br />LTA's vs. Annual <br />F&W measures as last increment <br />Cost share amount taxable <br />Contiguous owners required for pooling agreements <br />Qualifying of Indian lands <br />Requirement of automation for onfarm irrigation improvements <br /> <br />Reliability and maintenance of automation devices <br />Ability to withstand elements, livestocK, and farm equipment <br />Availability of local parts, replacement, & repair service <br />Simple repairs & adjustments by farmer <br /> <br />Conservation technical assistance <br />Rate of irrigation water management planning <br />Sufficient SCS followup assistance <br /> <br />Interagency Coordination <br />SCS/ASCS/WPRS lateral standards, and s1z1ng <br />USDA/FWS/State fish and game agencies <br />