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Mancos Valley Salinity Control Project
Plan and Environmental Assessment

 

Note: The project plan was completed at the request of the Mancos Conservation District.

The Mancos Valley unit was not identified by name in Title II of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act, but was identified by USDA as an area which should be studied for possible salinity control. The salinity entering the Mancos River as a tributary to the Colorado River contributes to the overall salinity concerns. Salinity in the Colorado River causes approximately $330 million in damages annually to downstream water users based on current estimates. The existing program for funding Colorado River salinity control projects is the USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) which is covered by a nationwide programmatic environmental assessment. The conservation practices planned for this project are included in that programmatic assessment to address water quality improvement and water conservation. General EQIP cost sharing is currently available in the Mancos Valley for these types of practices. The designation as eligible for EQIP salinity control funds would make more money available to help additional agricultural producers. This combined plan and environmental assessment is intended to supplement the programmatic EA and to evaluate effects more specific to this type of salinity control project in the Mancos Valley.

** For more information or to obtain copies of this document (and associated documents) on cd, please contact Timothy Ouellette, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Serivce, Cortez Service Center, 628 West 5th Street, Cortez, Colorado 81321-3458, (970) 565-9045.

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   Cover and Title Page
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   Table of Contents
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   Summary
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   Introduction
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 Setting
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   Problems and Needs
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   Plan Formulation and Alternative Plans
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   References
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   Appendix A
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   Appendix B
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   Appendix C
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   Appendix D
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   Appendix E
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