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<br />IH,J'j"~~ <br />U..u \) w u .so <br /> <br />4. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) <br /> <br />Like USSR the USDA currently has a variety of irrigation management programs not <br />necessarily related to nonpoint pollution or salinity. These programs provide a mix of <br />financial and technical assistance designed to encourage improved water efficiency and <br />better protect impacted environmental values. Surplus crop and soil bank programs can <br />lead to the temporary or permanent retirement of marginally productive lands which may <br />result in saved or salvaged water based on historical practices. The potential for water <br />salvage under these agriculture programs exists statewide. <br /> <br />5. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) <br /> <br />Under the Federal Power Act of 1920 FERC licenses are required to generate <br />hydroelectric power at most facilities in the U.S. These licenses must be periodically <br />reviewed and renewed. During the licensing process FERC is required to consider a variety <br />of environmental and hydrologic impacts caused by storage and diversion of water for. <br />hydropower and to impose license terms that protect these values. Such license terms could <br />modify historical hydropower diversions leading to claims of saved water. <br /> <br />14 <br />