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<br />two alternatives of' approximately $750,0000 The Assistant <br /> <br />Secretary of the Interior for Land and Water Resources has <br /> <br />o decided that if the Sinbad Valley Unit is to be implemented, <br />~ <br />-.J it will be done by the BLHo <br />o <br /> <br />Presently, the BLM is operating a streamflow and water <br /> <br />quality monitoring station, along with a recording rain gauge <br /> <br />in the Salt CreeK drainageo Any additional future work on <br /> <br />this project will require special Congressional fundingo <br /> <br />Watershed rehabilitation, through watershed control <br /> <br />measures, according to BLM, provides an appropriate approach <br /> <br />to salinity control from a land management standpoint because <br /> <br />of the multiple use benefitso These multiple use benefits <br /> <br />include salinity and sediment reductions, increased forage <br /> <br />production, greater distribution of livestock by an increase <br /> <br />in water sources, increased wildlife habitat, and flood <br /> <br />controL <br /> <br />Reports identifying potential salinity control <br /> <br />areas have been completed for Eastern Utah, and the Montrose, <br /> <br />Craig, and Grand Junction areas in Coloradoo A Draft Water- <br /> <br />shed Management Plan, which includes salinity control, has <br /> <br />been completed for the Red Creek Drainage in Wyomingo <br /> <br />To be considered for implementation of watershed <br /> <br />control measures, an area must have the following three <br /> <br />characteristics: <br /> <br />10 The project area is a major contributor of salt and <br /> <br />sediment due to surface runoff and erosiono <br /> <br />20 Surface runofff' and erosion rates are high, in part, <br /> <br />because of past management practices, and can be reduced by <br /> <br />-25- <br /> <br />.. <br />