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<br />~.i"'" <br />00 <br />~ <br />,.., <br />'- <br /> <br />':J <br />(:) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Reclamation's Proposal for Implementing <br />the Salinity Control Improvements Within <br />the Grand Valley Irrigation Company Service Area <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />The Grand Valley Unit, of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control <br /> <br />Project, authorized by Public Law 93-320, charges the Secretary of Interior <br /> <br />who has delegated the responsibility to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation <br /> <br />with implementing salinity control measures relating to off-farm irrigation <br /> <br />facilities within the Grand Valley in West Central Colorado. The valley <br /> <br />is composed of both private and Federal irrigation facilities that <br /> <br />distribute water to lands that contribute significant quantities of salt <br /> <br />in return flows to the Colorado River. <br /> <br />Purpose <br /> <br />The purpose of this proposal is to recommend procedures for implementing <br /> <br />the salinity control program on the privately-owned laterals within the <br /> <br />Grand Valley Irrigation Company (GVIC) Service area. <br /> <br />Definitions <br /> <br />Participation <br /> <br />The willingness to receive improvements to irrigation distribution <br />systems as defined by the salinity control legislation. <br /> <br />Rights-of-Entry <br /> <br />A granted right by the landowner to enter a property to perform <br />tasks. <br />