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<br />w <br />co <br />co <br /> <br />Assistant Secretary Carruthers informed the Forum that point source units <br />on BLM rands shQu-ld be funded by BLM rather than by Reclamation. A section <br />on sa 1 i nity control on pub 1 i c 1 ands is included in a Memorandum of <br />Understanding, $igned on March 25, 1983, between Reclamation and BLM for <br />programwi de and< 5pecifi c site act i vit i es. BLM has i dent ifi ed several <br />geographic area$ where specific land treatment and management of salinity <br />control efforts 'can reduce salt contributions from Federal land to the <br />river system. Gurrent activities are directed at pilot projects related <br />to multipurpose!land treatment programs that include salinity control as <br />a program objective. Total salt reduction, numbers, and location of <br />projects cannot ibe identified at this time. <br /> <br />, - <br />"'-' <br /> <br />Department of Agriculture <br /> <br />To expedite the ,onfarm salinity control concepts provided in current <br />legislative effoirts under S. 752 by the Forum, the USDA also pursued <br />similar legislat~on (H.R. 3903) to establish a separate salinity control <br />program. Either legislative effort would provide for establishing a <br />separate funding line for salinity work in 1986 to accelerate their planning <br />and implementatipn process. 'This approach will overcome most of the past <br />USDA program frapmentation problems caused by competition for funding with <br />other ongoing prpgrams. However, if current legislative measures are not <br />authorized, therl! could be a disruption to USDA programed salinity control <br />activities, and major program or funding changes will be required. <br /> <br />Reclamation ,will;continue to work closely with USDA to redevelop a joint <br />management program to integrate the'units in a comprehensive program. <br /> <br />Differences continue to exist in Reclamation's and USDA's view of economic <br />evaluations, estimates of salt tonnage contributions, and scheduling of <br />program implemen~ation. One key issue relates to replacement of onfarm <br />salinity control imeasures after normal service life. For planning purposes, <br />Reclamation has assumed that these measures will diminish in effectiveness <br />after theirestil1Jated service life. Funding provisions or offsetting control <br />measures must be !consi dered. These di ffer,ences and issues will be reso llied <br />during ongoing i~teragency discussions. For the evaluations using CRSS, USDA <br />projections' were 'provided by SCS. <br /> <br />Basin States <br /> <br />Compliance with FOrum NPDES Policy <br /> <br />A major program activity is the placing of effluent limitations on indus- <br />trial and municipal discharges in the Basin, principally under the NPDES <br />permit program. <br /> <br />There are now abo~t 100 NPDES industrial permits issued for the seven <br />states. Several powerplants in the Basin still return saline wastewater <br /> <br />20 <br /> <br />."- "to <br /> <br /> <br />~0i <br />'" <br /> <br />,,:1 <br />.:~ <br />~5 <br />, <br />i <br />:j. <br />" .<t <br />'I <br />1 <br />~ <br />1 <br />1 <br />:1 <br /> <br />", 'i 'o~"'~0" ",.' <br /> <br />