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<br />assistance for the seven Basin State conservationists of SCSi Director, west <br />National Technical Center; and other Federal, State, and local entities and <br />~ organizations. <br />~ <br />~ USDA involvement is provided primarily by the Agricultural <br />CJ Conservation and Stabilization Service and the SCS. Working through the USDA <br />Salinity Control Coordinating Committee and the Director of Land Treatment <br />program Division as the designated USDA salinity control liaison officer, ASCS <br />and SCS provide major program management leadership and overall program <br />coordination with Reclamation. However, USDA agencies and Title lIon-farm <br />salinity control programs are funded and implemented separately from <br />Reclamation programs. <br /> <br />CUrrently, USDA implementation efforts are administered under <br />existing program authorities since line item funding has not been authorized <br />as of 1986. Financial assistance and landowner cost-share funding are being <br />provided through specific appropriation language for the Agricultural <br />Conservation Program (ACP) within the ASCS. SCS funding for technical <br />assistance and monitoring are not specifically appropriated; therefore, the <br />agency must rely upon the existing Conservation Technical Assistance support <br />to implement on-farm salinity control measures. <br /> <br />The Agricultural Research Service IARS), the Cooperative State <br />Research Service, and the Extension Service also playa vital role in the <br />salinity control program. The ARS conducts research on irrigation water and <br />soil management, water delivery system design, and operational practices. The <br />Extension Service carries out educational programs to advise irrigators on <br />water, soil, and crop management in saline areas. <br /> <br />The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) also participate in the <br />implementation and progress of the CRWQIP. FWS provides guidance for <br />replacing wildlife habitat potentially lost primarily through canal and <br />lateral lining and on-farm programs. <br /> <br />The U.s. Geological Survey (USGS), Water Resources Division operates <br />and maintains a network of 22 streamflow and water quality stations in the <br />Colorado River drainage basin that are used in salinity program analysis. In <br />addition to maintaining this hydrologic data network, the USGS has been <br />conducting studies which analyze the time variations in salinity and define <br />the influence of development on salinity. These studies will be completed by <br />the end of fiscal year 1986 with reports available early in fiscal year 1987. <br />Summaries of some of the draft re~rts are included in Part IX. <br /> <br />The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has identified many salinity <br />source areas on public lands. Effective management of these areas, which may <br />include structures, is currently being considered. <br /> <br />The major EPA programs dealing with salinity control (water Quality <br />Standards, Water Quality Management Planning, and NPDES permits) are largely <br />delegated to the States. EPA maintains oversight and/or approval <br />responsibilities for these delegated programs. <br /> <br />The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council was <br />established by Public Law 93-320. The Advisory Council is composed of up to <br />three representatives appointed by the governor of each Basin State. It <br />receives reports from the various Federal agencies working on the salinity <br /> <br />J-5 <br /> <br />... <br />