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<br />1997 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />o <br />...:t <br />c.p <br />CJi <br /> <br />MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />The Council's budget recommendations represent the minimum funding required for the program <br />to be successful in maintaining salinity levels within the federally-mandated and state-adopted <br />numeric criteria. The funding levels are consistent with and support the conclusions regarding the <br />funding required to accomplish the plan of implementation recently adopted by the Forum in its <br />1996 Review. Unlike many other federal programs, the salinity control program provides a <br />significant amount of non-federal cost sharing. The states provide 30 percent cost share from the <br />Upper Basin Fund and Lower Basin Development Fund. In addition to the states' cost share, the <br />local participating fanners cost share in the USDA on-fann program. The non-federal participants <br />(the states, land owners, irrigation districts, etc.) again stand ready in FY 99 to contribute their share <br />of the program costs as an up-front payment. The Council urges the federal agencies to vigorously <br />pursue adequate funding so as to allow timely implementation of the salinity program in a vigorous <br />and cost-effective manner. The agencies' funding requests should be in accordance with Executive <br />Order 12088, which directs the head of each executive agency to take all necessary actions for the <br />prevention, control and abatement of environmental pollution with respect to federal facilities and <br />activities under the control of the agency. The salinity control program also looks to be an in-place <br />success story that the President may want to emulate in his Clean Water Initiative. <br /> <br />Table I contains the Council's recommendations for the federal cost share for FY 99 and FY 2000. <br /> <br />These funds are for the construction activities necessary to meet the program objectives. The <br />Council will forward these recommendations to the Congress and will seek their support for <br />maintaining adequate funding for the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. The Council <br />wishes to emphasize that any shortfall in these funding levels will have to be offset by increased <br />funding in subsequent years. In addition, delays in the funding of the salinity control program will <br />result in much larger total federal expenditures to achieve and maintain the water quality objectives <br />for the Colorado River. <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />. <br />