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Colorado River Salinity Control Program (CRSCP)

Key Provisions: 

Provides cost share and some technical assistance to apply salinity control practices and wildlife habitat replacement.  Program lead by Bureau of Reclamation, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Colorado River Salinity Control Program Forum through State Agriculture Department and Soil Conservation Districts.  Federal funding is provided through earmarks in EQIP.

Eligibility: 

Land contributing to salinity in the Colorado River system.  

How to apply:  Bureau of Reclamation asks for proposals and the other agencies advertise sign ups.  Contact USDA Service Centers in Price, Castle Dale, Vernal, and Roosevelt.  Contact Bureau of Reclamation in Provo or Salt Lake: Lee Baxter (801) 379-1174, David Truman (801) 524-3753.  Contact in Roosevelt: Brett Prevedel (435) 722-4621 ex. 111; Price: Wayne Greenhalgh (435) 637-0041 ex. 19.

Key Utah Projects:

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Adobe Acrobat DocumentColorado River Salinity Control Program Price – San Rafael Rivers Unit(2.3 MB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentColorado River Salinity Control Program Uintah Basin Unit (1.36 MB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentSalinity Control Project for Ferron (367 KB)

NEW!!  Colorado River Salinity Control Monitoring Reports Available:  NEW!!

The 2005 Colorado River Salinity Control Program monitoring reports are available for both the Price San Rafael and Uintah Basin Units in Utah. The monitoring reports are an annual and cumulative progress summary of the funding, contracts, and practice implementation in each of the approved salinity control units. Monitoring activities include the effects of project implementation to salt loading in the Colorado River, effects to wildlife habitat, and economic data that identifies the cost effectiveness of the program for the agricultural producers and the government.

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Adobe Acrobat DocumentPrice - San Rafael Rivers Unit -- Monitoring and Evaluation Report, FY 2005 (2.66 MB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentUintah Basin Unit -- Monitoring and Evaluation Report, FY 2005 (1.37 MB)

Last Modified:  06/20/2006

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