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<br />BENJAMIN F. STAPLETON <br />Cl'\lirrnan,O.n....r <br /> <br />FELllIL.SPARK.S <br />O,,..ClC' <br /> <br />FREDERICK V. KROEGER <br />VicI-Ch;sirmln. Durlngo <br /> <br /> <br />L.AREN O. MORRILL. <br />Oelluly r>:'ectc. <br /> <br />JOHN H. BROWNELL <br />HOoPlr <br /> <br />JOHN R. FETCHER <br />Stlllmbon Springs <br /> <br />RICHARD D. LAMM <br />Governor <br /> <br />C. M. FURNEAU)( <br />Wilden <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURA!. RESOURCE.S <br /> <br />PATRICK A. GORMLEY <br />Grand Junction <br /> <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br /> <br />ROBERT A. JACKSON <br />PUlblo <br /> <br />823 STATE CE.NTENNIAL BUILDING <br />1313 SHERMAN STREET <br />DENVER, COLORADO 80203 <br /> <br />~.t'MJ""-~-~' <br />:}..': ..:" . ~ ~ - ~ <br />!.ow..... . ~"........ <br />1.l[.'...C.....€ <br />IJU310H.~Ul <br /> <br />DAVID LEINSDORF <br />Crllted Buttl <br /> <br />HERBERT H. VANDEMOER <br />Stirling <br /> <br />December 15, 1977 <br /> <br />Mr. Robert Halstead <br />State Conservationist <br />P.O. Box 17107 <br />Denver, CO 80217 <br /> <br />Dear Sir: <br /> <br />1 have reviewed the Grand Valley Salinity Study Drart RepUl.t dl,(J \-Jit>h tu ex- <br />press my whole-hearted support for alternative four as being a most effective <br />meanS of salt reduction to the Colorado River. <br /> <br />The Colorado Water Conservation Board. as you know, is vitaly interested in <br />increased water use efficiency as a means ~o salinity reduction. It 1s essen- <br />tial to match this system to the farm in order to achieve good water use. p~ <br />example of this 1s application of drip irrigation to orchards ,....here a 70% <br />decrease in water use can be effected and still increase productivity. For <br />this reason alternative~ one and two should not be consideren. <br /> <br />Our real concern though is the failure of soil conservation service to secure <br />funding for this project. Public Law 93-320 of June 24, 1974 directed: "'!'he <br />Secretary of Agriculture to cooperate in the construction of on-farm system <br />measures through prograns available to that Department..1 <br /> <br />It has beeD some four years now Since that directive; ~o why not give this <br />program top priority for 1979. <br /> <br />Sincerely. <br /> <br />~~c?t7~:' <br /> <br />Sup. Engr. Colo. Water Cons. Board <br />Sec. Grand Valley Salinity Coord. Comm. <br /> <br />TJL/dw <br /> <br />1683 <br />