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<br />.'"'- <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />l\;) <br />co <br />w <br /> <br />Work in the Uinta Basin has just been initiated. The full program <br /> <br /> <br />contemplates carrying out practices on 120,000 acres which are expected to <br /> <br /> <br />result in significant reduction in salt contribution. Here, too, the program <br /> <br /> <br />is being well-received locally. <br /> <br />For whatever reason, the Department of Agriculture has not included <br /> <br /> <br />money in its FY 1981 budget to continue this very cost-effective on-farm <br /> <br /> <br />program for salinity control, <br /> <br />We, the seven states, wish to stress that the on-farm and related <br /> <br /> <br />salinity control measures are an important part of the Colorado River Basin <br /> <br /> <br />Salinity Control Program, and should continue to be funded and implemented as <br /> <br /> <br />expeditiously as possible so that the water quality standards can be met and <br /> <br /> <br />water resources of the Colorado River Basin can be utilized in the most <br /> <br /> <br />efficient manner. Therefore, the Basin states request that for Fiscal Year <br /> <br /> <br />1981, $5,000,000 of the Agricultural Conservation Program be stipulated for <br /> <br /> <br />use in continuing the cost-sharing program for salinity control in the <br /> <br /> <br />Colorado Basin;. $600,000 for. SCS to provide technical assistance to partici- <br /> <br /> <br />pating farmers in the two designated areas; and $150,000 for Science and <br /> <br /> <br />Education Administration for research, education, and demonstration. Although <br /> <br /> <br />these dollar amounts are substantially less than the monies.needed to keep pace <br /> <br /> <br />with the program, these funds will at least be sufficient to continue the pro- <br /> <br />gram and maintain continuity. Efficient control of salinity from agricultural <br /> <br /> <br />sources requires that on-farm salinity control measures continue. <br /> <br />On behalf of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum, I thank <br /> <br /> <br />you for the opportunity to present this statement. <br /> <br />dJ~~ <br /> <br />/ <br /> <br />Daniel F. <br />March 26, <br /> <br /> <br />3 <br />