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<br />N <br />~ <br />00 <br />CJI <br /> <br />USDA's onfarm and off-farm lateral improvements in Grand <br /> <br />valley have been accomplished pr imar ily through annual <br /> <br />practice cost-share provisions of the Agricultural <br /> <br />Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) Agricultural <br /> <br />Conservation program (ACP). Federal cost share to date has <br /> <br />been over $7 million with land owners supplying over $2 1/3 <br /> <br />million. This represents a total expenditure of over $9 1/2 <br /> <br />million for onfarm and lateral improvements for salinity <br /> <br /> <br />control. Onfarm pipeline and ditch lining accomplished in <br /> <br />1985 were 136,961 feet and 23,594 feet, respectively. Total <br /> <br />onfarm pipeline and ditch lining accomplishments thus far are <br />approximately 140 miles of pipelines and 40 miles of ditch <br />lining. Combined, these accomplishments represent about 27 <br /> <br />percent of the total Grand Valley project goal. <br /> <br />Off-farm lateral improvements for 1985 consisted of <br /> <br />18,823 feet of pipeline improvements. Total off-farm lateral <br />accomplishments for the project are 36.4 miles of pipelines <br />and 11.1 miles of ditch lining, representing 25.1 percent of <br />the overall project goals. Total onfarm seepage and deep <br />percolation reductions for 1985 are 4,023 acre-feet per year <br /> <br />for an estimated 20,231 tons per year salt load reduction. <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />Las Vegas Wash (Reclamation) <br />The 3.5 mile Pittman bypass pipeline was completed and <br /> <br />is in operation. A monitoring program began June 20 to <br /> <br />evaluate the effectiveness of the pipeline to prevent <br /> <br />seepage. The expected salt reduction is 7,000 tons per year. <br /> <br />-9- <br />