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<br />.,.~ <br /> <br />,.., <br />..'.1 <br /> <br />":3" <br />...-\ <br /> <br />.._l <br />(~:~ <br /> <br />V. ONGOING ACTIVITIES <br /> <br />Grand Valley - Colorado <br /> <br />The first Title II USDA salinity control study report was for Grand Valley <br /> <br />(ccmpleted in December 1977) and entitled "Onfarm Program for Salinity <br /> <br />Control." This report was supplemented in March 1980 by .. Supplement No.1," <br /> <br />which covered the lateral improvements needed to support the onfarm system <br /> <br />measures. The USDA treatment program for the Grand Valley :Ls estimated to <br /> <br />cost a total of $38,088,000, including $10,900,000 for 190 miles of off-farm <br /> <br />lateral improvements (October 1979 prices). <br /> <br />The initial USDA implementation funding was provided by the Agricultural <br /> <br />Appropriations Act, Public Law 95-488 (dated October 11, 19;'8). The <br /> <br />Conference Report reconunended that ASCS use $1,772,000 of FY 1979 ACP funds <br /> <br />to cost share the installation of salinity control practices in Grand Valley. <br /> <br />The Conference Report also recommended that SCS use $170,000 of its <br /> <br />Conservation Operations funds to provide the technical assi,;tance. For FY <br /> <br />1980 the Conference Report recommended that $1.7 million of ACP funds be used <br /> <br />for the cost sharing. For FY 1981 and FY 1982 the Conference Report <br /> <br />recommended $2.0 million of ACP funds be made available; ho'~ever, the actual <br /> <br />funding level remained at $1.7 million. <br /> <br />SCS provided conservation technical assistance to a total 0:[ 380 farmers in <br /> <br />Grand Valley during FY 1980, including carrying out irrigatIon water <br /> <br />management planning on 3,329 acres. The accomplishments in 1981 and total to <br /> <br />date fellow: <br /> <br />18 <br />