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<br />'. <br /> <br />o <br />CJ1 <br />f\.;; <br />o <br /> <br />Department of Agriculture <br />In F.Y. 1988 Congress appropriated $4.904 million for <br />CRSC. In addition, approximately $2.0 million in ACP cost <br />share funds were available for a total program of about $7.0 <br />million. USDA submitted the "1988 Report to Congress" in <br />April 1988, as directed by the Colorado River Salinity <br /> <br />Control Act. Subsequent reports to Congress are due at each <br />5-year interval thereafter. The following describes the <br />salinity control activities carried out by the USDA. <br /> <br />Big Sandy River Unit - USDA published the final EIS on <br />the Big Sandy River Unit and issued its Record of Decision <br /> <br />on January 27, 1988. <br /> <br />Funding amounting to $100,000 for FY <br /> <br />1988 was allocated for salinity control contracts. An <br />additional $155,000 was allocated for technical assistance <br /> <br />and monitoring in the Big Sandy area. A USDA office was <br /> <br />established and staffed in Farson, Wyoming, to service the <br />project. During the first signup period, 31 requests to <br />participate were received. Approximately $2.5 million in <br />cost share funds are needed for salinity control contracts <br /> <br />associated with these applicants. <br /> <br />The limited funds in <br /> <br />fiscal year 1988 allowed USDA to prepare only two CRSC <br /> <br />contracts. <br /> <br />Lower Gunnison Basin Unit - In FY 1988 funds were <br /> <br />allocated to begin implementation of the onfarm salinity <br /> <br />control program. Funds in the amount of $150,000 for cost- <br /> <br />share contracts, and $170,000 for technical assistance, <br /> <br />-16- <br />