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<br />Q~\ United States <br />~ Department of <br />Agriculture <br /> <br />W <br />C..'l <br />rv <br />C) <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Soil <br />Conservation <br />Service <br /> <br />P.O. Box 2890 <br />Washington, D.C. <br />20013 <br /> <br />Mr. Jack Barnett <br />Executive Director <br />Colorado River Basin <br />Salinity Control Forum <br />106 West 500 South, Suite 101 <br />Bountiful, Utah 84010 <br /> <br />JUN 2 7 1984 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Barnett: <br /> <br />On behalf of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), we have reviewed <br />the report on the 1984 Review of Water Quality Standards for Salinity, <br />Colorado River System. The document is comprehensive and well <br />prepared. <br /> <br />We concur with the recommendations in the proposed implementation plan <br />to accelerate the more cost-effective USDA onfarm salinity control <br />projects. Our recent legislative and budget initiatives have been <br />directed toward that objective. <br /> <br />USDA recognizes the short-term beneficial impacts of high runoff <br />excessive flow conditions on reducing salinity concentrations, but <br />hasten to advise that total salt loadings have most probably increased. <br /> <br />The potential for severe long-term impacts and increasing salinity <br />levels remain almost inevitable without upstream salinity control <br />efforts. <br /> <br />We appreciate the Forum's legislative initiative to expand PL-93-320 <br />and the efforts to accelerate salinity control throughout the Colorado <br />River Basin. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~~~~) <br /> <br />EDGAR H. NELSON <br />USDA Salinity Control Liaison <br />Of Hce <br /> <br />cc: <br />Mr. David Robbins, Chairman, CRBSC Forum <br />Mr. Ernie Weber, Chairman, Forum Work Group <br /> <br />The Soil Conservation Service <br />Is an agency of the <br />Department of Agriculture <br /> <br />25 <br /> <br />WO-AS-l <br />10-79 <br /> <br />