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<br />l\) <br />w:.. <br />CJ:) <br />w:.- <br /> <br />Department of Agriculture <br />Public Law 98-569 provides a separate authority for <br /> <br />implementing a basin-wide onfarm program. Funds, however, <br />have not yet been appropriated for the program. Until then, <br />as prescribed by the provisions of Title II of public Law 93- <br />320, USDA will continue to use existing program authorities. <br />planning - In 1985, only a minimal amount of planning <br /> <br />effort was undertaken due to limited funding. <br /> <br />The two <br /> <br />reports released in 1985 were for the Mancos Valley, <br /> <br />published in September 1984, and for the Colorado River <br />Indian Reservation, published in May 1985. Table 4 presents <br /> <br />the status of USDA irrigation salt source project studies. <br /> <br />Table 4 - USDl\. Status Report <br />Irrigation Salt Source projects <br /> <br />Planning <br />~leted <br /> <br />Area <br /> <br />Implementation <br /> <br />1. Grand Valley (CO) <br /> <br />Dee. 1977 <br /> <br />2. Uinta Basin (Ul') <br /> <br />Jan. 1979 <br /> <br />3. Big Sandy (WY) <br /> <br />Nov. 1980 <br /> <br />4. Moapa valley (NV) <br />5. Lower Gunnison (CO) <br /> <br />Feb. 1981 <br />Sept. 1981 <br /> <br />-18- <br /> <br />Modified schedule extends <br />assistance to 1993 <br /> <br />Modified schedule extends <br />assistance to 1994 <br /> <br />No recommeooed plan, selec- <br />tive off-farm canal lining <br />and cnfarm low pressure al- <br />ternatives being reassessed <br /> <br />peooing fuMing <br /> <br />proposed to rescope imple- <br />mentation plan with <br />prior i ty areas and implemen- <br />tatioo phases <br />