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<br />the initiation of some salinity control activities. The <br /> <br />w <br />CJ1 <br />00 <br />c.o <br /> <br />Bureau estimates that, potentially, salinity control on <br />public lands in the Basin could reduce the salinity of <br />Colorado River by about 150,000 tons per year (15 mg/l) <br /> <br />at Imperial Dam. The Bureau manages the public lands <br />according to the multiple use concept and to date, salinity <br />control has not been considered to be a significant problem <br />compared to others faced by the Bureau. The BLM 1978-79 <br /> <br />Status Report identifies Salt Creek, Colorado, as a potential <br />salinity control project which is technically and economically <br />feasible and cost-effective. <br /> <br />BLM should include salinity control as a long-term <br />objective. BLM should increase the personnel in state <br />offices (Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming) to provide technical <br />assistance in project development. Further, the agency <br />should request funding for demonstration projects utilizing <br />current knowledge gained regarding salinity management on <br />grazing lands. The September 9, 1980 letter from Frank <br />Gregg to the Forum was non-committal and further underscores <br />the lack of commitment to salinity control by top level BLM officials. <br /> <br />The Council urges that BLMtake an aggressive position <br />with regard to salinity control. BLM should concentrate its <br />efforts in fiscal year 1982 on: (1) implementing detailed <br />planning necessary to construct feasible projects at selected <br />sites; (2) continuing to monitor the quality of water emanating <br />from public rangelands - this program was initiated in 1976; <br /> <br />-10- <br /> <br />___'_'."_.,_~_~ '_'__U'_" <br /> <br />. ,,,.-. <br /> <br />""WV_ _ ,__ _"e._' .._ <br /> <br />,-."-" ~ -----. .. -. <br /> <br />. - , <br />