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<br />mated equipment, level basin systems, cablegation irrigation <br /> <br />systems, and raising alfalfa on high water table soils with- <br /> <br />o <br />~ out irrigation. <br />/-" <br />C) Additional educational support is being provided in <br /> <br />Grand Valley through a cooperative funding arrangement be- <br /> <br />tween Reclamation, USDA Extension Service, and the Colorado <br /> <br />Cooperative Extension Service (CES). <br /> <br />With a Reclamation <br /> <br />reimbursable agreement, the CBS has hired a full-time exten- <br /> <br />sion agent for the Grand Valley project area to assist <br /> <br />Reclamation and USDA in organizing small irrigation lateral <br /> <br />groups. <br /> <br />Improving smaller off-farm laterals in conjunction <br /> <br />with onfarm systems provides for a more fully coordinated <br /> <br />water management salinity control program. Ultimately, USDA <br /> <br />proposes to fully fund the position. <br /> <br />Monitoring and Evaluation: Minimal monitoring and eva- <br /> <br />luation efforts are underway at this time. With support from <br /> <br />the states, U.s. Geological Survey, USBR, and ARS, the USDA- <br /> <br />SCS monitoring effort includes some 10-15 on farm evaluations, <br /> <br />numerous observation wells and sampling stations in the pro- <br /> <br />ject areas. However, USDA has developed a more comprehensive <br /> <br />long range monitorin~ plan. The proposed plan for Uinta <br /> <br /> <br />Basin and Grand Valley includes five major areas: 1) off- <br /> <br />farm and on farm irrigation improvements; <br /> <br />2) wetland/wild- <br /> <br />life; 3) economics; 4) basinwide salinity monitoring; and <br /> <br /> <br />5) data analysis and impacts. Detailed procedures and fund- <br /> <br />ing opportunities are now being investigated. <br /> <br />-19- <br />