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064 <br /> d. NRCD lw ill support the concept of Agricultural Districts <br /> to maintain prime farm and forest lands if local Soil & <br /> Water Conservation Districts reach such a consensus, <br /> 2. LOCAL ACTION <br /> NRCD recommends that: <br /> a. Local Soil and Water Conservation Districts implement <br /> Model guidelines for treating critical erosion areas <br /> in District Plans. (Guidelines referred to in a. (2) above) <br /> b. An annual BMP maintenance program will be incorporated <br /> into District Plans. <br /> c. District Plans should be formally approved by Count), <br /> Commissioners prior to receiving funding, and annual <br /> evaluations should be reported to County Commissioners. 1 <br /> C. URBAN.,AREAS '7- EROSION CONTROL, <br /> Urban areas imntribute 15% of the phosphorus delivered to the <br /> Falls and approimately 11% to the Jordan. Sedimentation caused by storn- <br /> water runoff is q major problem for water quality. Sediments carry phos- <br /> phorus and other pollutants to the lakes. Deposited sediment <br /> reduces the capcity of the lakes to Provide water supply, <br /> 1 <br /> 1 . STATE ACTION <br /> NRCD recommends that <br /> a, The State Erosion Control Program be strengthened to provide <br /> additional manpower, technical assistance, and enforcement <br /> resources in the watersheds. <br /> -3- <br />