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SUMMARY (Continued) '::~~0 chub, roundtailed chub, dace, and black bullheads, channel catfish, walleye, and green sunfish. carp. Secondary smallmouth bass, gamefish include largemouth bass, Public Involvement Throughout the planning process, an ongoing public involvement pro- gram provided interested and affected agencies, groups, and individu8ls opportunitie8 to p8rticipate. The Bureau of Reclamation public involve- ment activities were coordinated with a public involvement program spon- 80red by the Soil Conservation Service which began in January 1977. Several public meetings were held jointly with the Soil Con8ervation Service in Rooaevelt, Duchesne, and Vernal, Utah, to discu88 general problems and needs concerning the program, including both on-farm and off-farm conveyance system improvementa. The Bureau of Reclamation coor- dinated with and received assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Soil Conservation Service, and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources throughout the study. During the course of the study, planning team meetings, public meetings, environmental scoping meetings, and meetings with water user organizations and individuals were held to identify 8nd review problems and issues in water resources, land resources, environmental considera- tions, social and economic concerns, and public participation. M8jor concerns expressed at the meetings were (1) the repayment of project costs; (2) fears of irrigators losing right to water conserved by canal rehabilitation; (3) implementation of the Soil Conservation Service on- farm program ahead of the Bureau of Reclamation system improvement pro- gram; (4) the need for additional coordination 8mong the water users, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Soil Conservation Service; (5) the need for storage to provide 1ate-8eason irrigation water; and (6) whether or not water saved as a result of canal and lateral lining could be used on pre8ently irrigated lands. The water user8 indicated that they were interested only in a program whereby saved water could be used on their presently irrigated lands. Reclamation indicated that the need for development of storage facilities for an additional water supply would be addressed under the authorized units of the Central Unit Project rather than the salinity program. Alternatives During the course of the study, a wide range of possible method8 for reducing the salt loading from the area was investigated by the planning team. These included canal and l8teral lining to reduce seep- age, deep well injection of saline drainwater, evaporation ponds, desalt- ing plants, industrial use of saline water, and the retirement of high salt-contributing agricultural lands. The application of the four tests, however, identified canal and lateral lining as the only viable salinity control method for this area. S-5 '~'\.J( 4.0 U' ~ '....