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<br />0) <br />OJ <br />C\l <br /><.:.. <br />c <br /> <br />~ Colo..rad..u <br />50"""..vV<' ICf ~~ <br /> <br />,4- tPu-~ <br />C:svv~V~ <br /> <br />CO.1 S<Z.....v b-f <br />L ~ Lq,gq] <br /> <br />o.f:-~ ~ S~ <br />[3CO\. rd <br /> <br />Salinity Sign-Up Heavy <br />In The Grand Valley <br /> <br />by SIlZBIIlJe Collier. <br />SQll CoDSemltiQD Service <br />GI'IUJd JrmdiOD <br />The 1989 sign"upperiod for the Collr <br />rado River Salinity Control (CRSC) Pro- <br />gram in the Grand Valley has been a <br />tremendous success. The Mesa County <br />ASCS office received a record 142 re- <br />quests during the 30 day period. The pro- <br />posed projects range in conservation work <br />from small on-farm irrigation systems to <br />large group delivery lines and laterals. Sev- <br />eral sign-ups are for the development of <br />wildlife habitat as part of the ongoing <br />mitigation portion of the CRSC Program. <br />Due to the recent federal budget cuts, <br />only $1.2 lllillion is available for funding <br />these requests this fiscal year. The_142 <br /> <br />sign-ups represent requests for an estimat- <br />ed $3.5 million in cost-shared conserva- <br />tion work. Some projects will have to be <br />postponed until additional funds become <br />available. <br />The large sign-up emphasizes the im- <br />portanceof the Mesa SCD and the ASCS <br />county committee reviewing the requests <br />and assigning priorities. Priority setting <br />helps distribute. the limited funds to <br />achieve the optimum progress toward the <br />reduction of salt and achieving the wild- <br />life mitigation goals. The Mesa SCD is en- <br />couraged by the number of requests. They <br />will be able to assist many landowners to I <br />conserve irrigation water and decrease the <br />retiJrn flow of salts to the Colorado Riv- <br />er system. . <br /> <br />S, Co/!t,R.., <br />305 - 2-Y2 - 45// <br /> <br />t= 2. 0~UVI- <br />2A- S - S(Y;..J? <br />