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<br />\" <br />:Z,;' <br /> <br />CHAPTER 3 <br /> <br />',...,~, <br /> <br />AGENCY ROLES AND COORDINATION <br /> <br />,~ <br /> <br />Agency Roles <br /> <br />c"'> <br /> <br />USDA <br /> <br />Title II, P.L. 93-320 directs that the SCS has responsibility for <br />project planning, technical assistance, and monitoring and evaluation. <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />Working through the Big Sandy Conservation District, the SCS will assist <br />irrigators with the development of individual or group salinity control <br />plans. These plans will identify the type and extent of practices <br />needed for salinity control and for replacing wildlife values foregone. <br /> <br />" , <br />I' ~ <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />The SCS will provide technical assistance for designing, constructing, <br />and certifying completion of those practices identified in the salinity <br />control plan. Additionally, technical assistance will be made available <br />for the proper operation of the improved system and for the implementation <br />of the needed improvements in irrigation water management. Also, the <br />SCS will conduct a monitoring and evaluation program to assess the <br />effect of these salinity control practices. <br /> <br />"" <br /> <br />r"" <br /> <br />ASCS has been given the responsibility for administering the contracts <br />and repayment aspects of the project. This responsibility includes <br />interviewing farmers, giving information on the salinity program, <br />processing and approving applications for and administering contracts, <br />determining eligibility of producers' land, processing and approving <br />cost-share payments, and controlling the payment limitation. <br /> <br />~...;{ <br />he: <br /> <br />" <br />,~:~; <br /> <br />CES has been given the responsibility for conducting an education program <br />that enhances local understanding and acceptance of the project. As the <br />project activity develops, an aggressive information and education <br />effort demonstrating new systems, irrigation water management practices, <br />and applying research findings will be stressed. <br /> <br />USDI <br /> <br />'-'''7' <br />'. <br />..:.. <br />[t,'.;,' <br />" -, <br /> <br />The USBR has been given two primary roles to fulfill. First, the USBR <br />has responsibility for planning, designing, and installing improvements <br />for the off-farm segment of the project. Second, the USBR has overall <br />leadership for the salinity control program throughout the Colorado <br />River Basin, including monitoring the total federal cost of the project <br />and administering the repayment aspects of these federal costs from <br />power revenues. <br /> <br />Fl <br /> <br />....1 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />. 1 ~. 0 <br />~; -:.} .t \) , <br /> <br />~'; <br />"t; <br /> <br />3-1 <br /> <br />,'c. , ~ <br />