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<br />.~'=. Un~ed States <br />\\l1lJl Department of <br />~ AgricuUure <br /> <br />Natural Resources <br />Conservation <br />Service <br /> <br />P,O, Box 2690 <br />Washington, D.C. <br />20013 <br /> <br />OCT 2 9 1996 <br /> <br />ocr 2 4 1996 <br /> <br />~ <br />l\:) <br />...... <br />~ <br /> <br />Mr, lack A, Barnett <br />Executive Director <br />Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum <br />106 West 500 South, Suite 101 <br />Bountiful, Utah 84010 <br /> <br />Dear Mr, Barnett: <br /> <br />The Natural Resources ConselVation Setvice (NRCS) of the Department of <br />Agriculture (USDA) is pleased to provide comments on the 1996 Review of the Water <br />Quality Standards for Salinity in the Colorado River System, <br /> <br />NRCS has been an active partner in working with other Federal agencies and the <br />basin States to accomplish the plan of implementation for the Colorado River Basin in <br />complying with the established water quality standards of the Clean Water Act. <br /> <br />NRCS concurs with the 1996 Review and is ready to continue working with <br />fanners and ranchers to implement cost-effective practices to achieve the goals stated in <br />the 1996 Review's plan of implementation, <br /> <br />In April 1996, the Federal Agriculture Improvement Refonn Act (the 1996 Act) <br />combined the functions of several USDA conseIVation programs, including the Colorado <br />River Salinity Control Program, into a new program known as the Environmental Quality <br />Incentives Program (EQIP), <br /> <br />It is anticipated that the functions of the Colorado River Salinity Control Program <br />will continue through the implementation ofEQIP, <br /> <br />NRCS looks forward to continuing USDA's relationship with the Forum to <br />achieve the necessary salinity control efforts in the Colorado River Basin in meeting the <br />1996 Review's established water quality standards, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />The Natural Resources ConservaOOn Service (NRCSI. <br />IOnner1y the Sod ConservahOn SeMce. is an agency of the <br />Deo~lofAgnc~e <br /> <br />An EQual Oppoftunlty EmOlO'fer <br />