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<br />o <br />-.J <br />-.J <br />00 <br /> <br />1996 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />Bureau of lAnd Management <br /> <br />The Council continues to see organizational and personnel changes in the Bureau of Land <br />Management (BLM). The Council is pleased with the efforts of the BLM to identify activities <br />on public lands which can reduce the salt load in' the Colorado River and for attempting to <br />develop methodologies for quantifying those reductions. The initial results of these efforts were <br />demonstrated by the discussions provided by the BLM for the 1996 Review. The Council urges <br />the BLM to continue to seek funding for salt reduction projects administered solely by BLM or <br />in cooperation with state and other federal agencies, The Council recommends that the BLM <br />continue developing, in cooperation with the Forum's Work Group, a program which will allow <br />the tracking of salt load reductions and funding (as funding is programmatic in nature). The <br />Council also encourages the BLM to continue its efforts to identify and plug flowing saline <br />wells. <br /> <br />U.S. Geological Survey <br /> <br />The USGS plays a significant role in fulfilling the federal obligation to assess the progress and <br />effectiveness of the Salinity Control Program, The Council is concerned that information may <br />become less available due to organizational, personnel, and budget changes. The Council urges <br />that continued operation of existing long-term water quality and quantity monitoring stations <br />within the Colorado River Basin be given the highest priority, <br /> <br />Department of Agriculture <br /> <br />In the past, the Department of Agriculture's on-farm program has had some of the most cost <br />effective salinity control projects. The plan of implementation identified in the 1996 Review <br />recently adopted by the Forum places considerable reliance upon the continuation of the USDA <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER BASIN SAliNITY CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />;~ <br />