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...... W -..J c.n than 500 farmers are currently waiting to participate in the program. Annual funding of $25 million is needed to achieve the USDA implementation schedule. BlM In the BLM program, six Basin States expended $863,000 on salinity efforts from a salinity budget of $679,000 in 1991. The difference was funded by other BLM sources. Of the funds expended, 30 percent was spent on inventories; 32 percent on planning, 26 percent on implementation; and 12 percent on maintenance and monitoring. Additional funding is necessary to effectively implement the salinity control efforts envisioned on BLM rangelands. Approximately $39 million will be needed over the next 5 years: 3 percent will be expended for inventories; 20 percent for planning; 68 percent for implementation; and 9 percent for maintenance and monitoring. Conclusions The salinity control plan will remove about 1.5 million tons of salt annually from the 10 Colorado River system by the year 2010 at a remaining cost of approximately $604 million. Repayment analysis of the LCRBD Fund prepared for this evaluation shows that sufficient funds are available to cover all costs of the salinity control plan. The LCRBD Fund can repay its share of the costs with an inflation rate of 3.4 percent. Implementing the salinity control plan on the schedule shown in table 1 assumes adequate annual funding. Should the cost effectiveness of any unit change, or should a measure fail to remove the expected amount of salt from the river system, one or more of the deferred units may again be examined. As evidenced by past program activities, long lead times are required for project planning and implementation. Failure to implement the plan will result in a revised plan with greater salt reduction in a shorter time and with increased costs to achieve the same goal.