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# Interior Region 7 • Upper Colorado Basin

Encompassing all or parts of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming

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# Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program

The Colorado River and its tributaries provide municipal and industrial water to about 40 million people and irrigation water to 5.5 million acres of land in the United States. The river also serves about 2.3 million people and 500,000 acres in Mexico. The threat of salinity is a major concern in both the United States and Mexico. Salinity affects agricultural, municipal, and industrial water users.

In June 1974, Congress enacted the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act, Public Law 93-320, which directed the Secretary of the Interior to proceed with a program to enhance and protect the quality of water available in the Colorado River for use in the United States and Republic of Mexico. In October 1984, Congress amended the original act by passing Public Law 98-569.

Public Law 104-20 of July 28, 1995, authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to implement a basinwide salinity control program. The Secretary may carry out the purposes of this legislation directly, or make grants, enter into contracts, memoranda of agreement, commitments for grants, cooperative agreements, or advances of funds to non-federal entities under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require.

Significant salinity control results from the implementation of measures on private agricultural lands. Reclamation's Basin States Program and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Environmental Quality Incentives Program provide cost share assistance to landowners who install salinity control measures. See chapter 1 and chapter 5 of the Quality of Water Reports in the Related Information tab below.

**In-Depth**
                  - Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council Notice of Public Meeting **
                  - NRCS – Colorado River Salinity Control Monitoring Reports **

### Related Projects & Facilities

                  - CRBSCP - Grand Valley Unit - Title II
                  - CRBSCP - Lower Gunnison Basin Unit - Title II
                  - CRBSCP - McElmo Creek Unit - Title II
                  - CRBSCP - Meeker Dome Unit - Title II
                  - CRBSCP - Paradox Valley Unit - Title II

### Related Links

                  - Colorado River System Consumptive Uses and Losses Reports 
                  - Arizona Portion of the Upper Colorado River Basin Consumptive Uses and Losses Reports 
                  - Natural Resources Conservation Service – Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program
                  - Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum Web site

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## 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity

The 2023 NOFO No. R23AS00353 ** was posted on June 2, 2023, on Grants.gov. Reclamation sent letters of intent for the following projects:

Utah
                - Lower Bench Canal Salinity Control Project

Colorado
                - Hartland Ditch Improvement Project
                - North Delta Canal Salinity Control Project
                - Bostwick Park Hairpin Lateral Piping/Salinity Reduction Project
                - Fire Mountain Canal Phase 2 Salinity Project
                - Grand Valley Irrigation Company Phase 6 Lining Project

The appendices to the NOFO have been posted in Grants.gov for you to download and populate, but if you experience errors, they are being made available to you here.  However, note that we cannot accept any proposals outside of Grants.gov. 
Salt Load Reduction Table
Salt Load Reduction Worksheet
Appendix A - Cost Est. Sheet
Budget Pricing Guide
Appendix B - On-Farm Enable Rev.
Appendix F - Significance Rev.
Application 2023 Salinity NOFO

July 11, 2023, WebEx NOFO Question and Answer Session.
NOFO WebEx
Q&A's

For questions or need guidance submitting the NOFO, please find the appropriate contact below.

### Contacts

#### Reclamation Regional Office Coordinators

**Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program Manager:**              Clarence Fullard              125 South State Street, Room 8100              Salt Lake City, UT 84138** 303-253-1042** cfullard@usbr.gov

**Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program Coordinator:**              Melynda Roberts              125 South State Street, Room 8100              Salt Lake City, UT 84138** 801-524-3747** mroberts@usbr.gov

#### Reclamation Technical Contacts and Area Office Coordinators

##### Technical Representatives by State

**Western Colorado & Southwest Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona**            Mr. Joshua Dunahm            Bureau of Reclamation            445 West Gunnison Ave Suite 221            Grand Junction CO 81501-5711** 970-248-0613** jdunham@usbr.gov

**Eastern Utah and Western Wyoming**            Mr. Jay Kalafatis            Bureau of Reclamation            302 East 1860 South            Provo, UT 84606-7317** 801-379-1135** jkalafatis@usbr.gov

**San Juan River and Dolores River Basins**            Mr. Andrew Limbach (Provides Salt Load Calculations)            Bureau of Reclamation            445 West Gunnison Ave Suite 221            Grand Junction CO 81501-5711** 970-248-0644** alimbach@usbr.gov

## COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL

Title II of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act  (Public Law 93-320) created the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program, and Section 204 of the Act created the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council. The Council consists of up to three members from each of the seven Colorado River Basin States. Governors of their respective states appoint the Council members. The Council:
                - Acts as liaison between both the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency  and the States in accomplishing the purposes of the Act;
                - receives reports from the Secretary on the progress of the salinity control program and review and comment on said reports;
                - recommends to both the Secretary and the Administrator of the EPA appropriate studies of further projects, techniques, or methods for accomplishing the purposes of the Act; and
                - provides to the Secretary of the Interior advice and consultation regarding implementation of the Basin States Program to carry out salinity control activities.

This is accomplished by the Council meeting with the Federal agencies two times a year and providing an Annual Report to the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture and the Administrator of the EPA.

### Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council Public Meeting – October 24, 2023 **

**SUMMARY**: The Bureau of Reclamation is publishing this notice to announce that a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council (Council) will take place.

**DATES**:  The meeting will take place in-person and virtually on the following two days: Tuesday October 24, 2023, from 1:30 p.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. (MDT), and Wednesday, October 25, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

**ADDRESSES**:  The in-person meeting will be held at the New Mexico State Capitol Building at 411 S Capitol Street, Santa Fe NM 87501.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**:  Clarence Fullard at 303-253-1042 or ** cfullard@usbr.gov.  Individuals who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial ** 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services.

### Council Meeting Minutes

                  - June 2023 Meeting Minutes **Link is to a PDF file
                  - October 2022 Meeting Minutes **Link is to a PDF file
                  - July 2022 Meeting Minutes **Link is to a PDF file
                  - October 2021 Meeting Minutes **Link is to a PDF file
                  - May 2018 Meeting Minutes **Link is to a PDF file
                  - October 2017 Meeting Mintues **Link is to a PDF file

### Council Annual Reports

Can be found in our Document Library

### Council Charter

2022 Charter **Link is to a PDF file

### Council Members

Membership list **Link is to a PDF file

## National Environmental Policy Act & Habitat Replacement

Please review the NEPA Guidance document provided on this webpage for preliminary information regarding NEPA and habitat replacement requirements for salinity projects. Applicants  are strongly encouraged to contact Reclamation for additional information regarding  the NEPA process and the habitat replacement component of salinity control  projects. Below are the primary points of contact for each Reclamation Area  Office.
                - National Environmental Policy Act – Guidance for Preparing Salinity Control Program Projects **Link is to a PDF file
                - Salinity Control Program: Fish and Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Procedures **Link is to a PDF file  – 16 April 2018
                - Salinity Control Projects, Environmental Compliance and Habitat Replacement presentation **Link is to a PDF file

### Western Colorado Area Office

NEPA and Habitat Replacement: **Jenny Ward**** jward@usbr.gov** 970-248-0651

### Provo Area Office

(For projects in Utah)
NEPA: **Peter Crookston**** pcrookston@usbr.gov** 801-379-1152

Habitat Replacement: **Tom Davidowicz**** tdavidowicz@usbr.gov** 801-379-1062

## Related Information

                - TAG Recommendation to the Advisory Council Regarding Expenditure of Cost-Share Dollars for Studies, Investigations and Research **Link is to a PDF file
                - Paradox Valley Unit Environmental Impact Statement
                - Natural Resources Conservation Service – Colorado River Salinity Control Monitoring Reports **
                - Colorado River Basin Natural Flow and Salt Data 
                - Quality of Water - Colorado River Basin  Progress Report 27 **Link is to a PDF file
                - Quality of Water - Colorado River Basin  Progress Report 26 **Link is to a PDF file
                - Quality of Water - Colorado River Basin  Progress Report 25 **Link is to a PDF file
                - Quality of Water - Colorado River Basin  Progress Report 24 **Link is to a PDF file
                - Quality of Water - Colorado River Basin  Progress Report 23 **Link is to a PDF file
                - Water Quality Standards For Salinity – Colorado River System **  (Triennial Reports)

*Last Updated: 3/20/24*

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