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<br />ManaJ:!:ement Recommendafions
<br />. Continue (0 refine the \all load
<br />reduction obje-cli\e~ fOf fulure program
<br />anal)'sis.
<br />. Continue to analyre prOject construc-
<br />tion scht'dul~ for p<mibJe
<br />modlficallom to allo.... for other mort
<br />,Q1,t-tffC'Cm'cproJccIs.
<br />. DOl and USDA should support the
<br />S4~8 million inH~stmenlle\(~] for prog:am
<br />planning and budgeting purpt)s~,
<br />. Continue program C's'aluation annually
<br />to improve on in\CSlmenl, repay'menl.
<br />and uncertamty analysis.
<br />. COOlinue [0 ....or~ lO....ard uth Imple.
<br />mentation of the USDA Colorado
<br />Ri\C:r Salinity Control Program in
<br />coordination ....ith DOl.
<br />. Support direct USDA.Redamalion
<br />coordmation efforl by' maintaining a
<br />USDA Basin Coordinator in Reclama.
<br />tion's Colorado Ri\C'f Water Quality
<br />Office.
<br />. Continue technical poliC) and coor.
<br />dinalion comminC'C'1o.
<br />. Continue cooperalion among the
<br />federal agenoe\, the FClrum, and Ad.
<br />\isory CouncIl.
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<br />Participants and Their
<br />ACli,,'i1ies
<br />Reclamation ...a~ dekgaled the
<br />coordinatmg rolc: for thc: Sccrelary of lhc:
<br />Interior; and the Chic:f. Colorado Ri\c:r
<br />Water Quality Offi<<, ...a~ appointed Ihc:
<br />dc:~ignatc:d salinity control Iiai\on officer
<br />for DOL A~ lial\On office!, hc: coordi-
<br />natc\ thc: o\'c:ral1 ~hnit~ control program
<br />With USDA, EPA, lhe Colorado RI\er
<br />BasIn Sahnity Conlrol Ad\'i\Ory Coundl,
<br />and lhc: Forum, In addition, thC' Colo-
<br />rado Ri\ef Water Qualll~ OfficC' i~
<br />rC'\pomible for ..::oordmation of four umh
<br />under con\lru..::tion, planmng acti\itiC'\,
<br />and carr)ing Oul rCSC'arch program~
<br />utiliZing e'lpC'mj.(' in thc: EnglnC'Cring and
<br />Re'\.C'arch Center
<br />The fish and Wildlife SC'",i~'c: provides
<br />gUIdance fOf replacmg fish and wildlifC'
<br />habitat 'alu~ potenllally Imt pnmaril)
<br />through canal and lalC'ral lining and
<br />onf arm program',
<br />The US Gc:ologlCal Sune) \\ Oller RC'-
<br />sourct'$ Di\lslon operalt'$ and ma101aJO\ a
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<br />Quality stations in thC' Colorado Rh'er
<br />dramage basm thaI are u~ in salimt)'
<br />program anal)\is. In addition. USGS ha\
<br />been analyzmg a\ailablC' dala 10 de\elop
<br />a consislent, accurate dOll a ba\C for
<br />\ahmt)' ,tudlC'\ m the basin.
<br />The BurC'au of Land \lanagement has
<br />idcnllfic:d \Cveral \ahnll) source: area, on
<br />public lands. Effe.:U\'e managC'mc:nl of
<br />thesC' areas, ....hich mOl) Indude land
<br />trealment, is currently bC'-tng comldC'rc:d
<br />Bt'l has dC'\elopN a re!.OurC(' manage-
<br />ment planning s)'stC'm thaI i~ mulllpk-use
<br />onC'nlC'd, but emphasilC"S <,()lution~ 10
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<br />US DC'partment of Agriculture
<br />in\ol\c'ffiC'n! i~ providc:d pnmarily b~'
<br />ASCS (Agficultural Consenalion and
<br />Stabilization SC'ni.:el and thl" SCS (Soil
<br />Conscnation Senicel. ASCS and SCS
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<br />tion ...ith Reclamatton. Thl" ARS fAgri-
<br />l:ultural Re\earch SC'n.IL~I, thC' CSRS
<br />ICooperali\e Slale Re'\C'arch Sen'icel, and
<br />the ES (Exlen~lon Sen'icel a1~0 playa
<br />\Ltal roll" in the s.ahOlI~ control program.
<br />Thl" ARS and CSRS conduct rl"'itarch on
<br />Irrigation "'alC'r and <'oil managC'men!,
<br />"'alel delt\C'ry \yslem dcosign, and opc'ra-
<br />lional praCll\.~s. ThC' ES carricos OUI edu-
<br />cauonal prClgrams 10 adVIse Irrigalors on
<br />...aler, SOlt. and crop managemC'nt in
<br />,allne areas
<br />ThC' major EPA (EnVironmental
<br />ProlC'C1ion Agency'l program~ deahng
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<br />Slandard~. Water Quality \fanagemelll
<br />Planning, and ~,;pDES pC'fmnsl are the
<br />r~ponsj~ilit) of thC' SlatC'S. EPA
<br />malOtain~ o\erslght and/or appro\al re-
<br />,ponsibihtles fOI the~ programs
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