The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program was authorized in the
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act

The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act, Public Law 93-320, and the laws authorizing three other conservation cost-sharing programs were begun June 24, 1974...

 and was repealed and replaced by the
Environmental Quality Incentives Program

Environmental Quality Incentives Program

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program is a program created by the 1996 farm bill to provide primarily cost-sharing assistance, but also technical and educational assistance, aimed at promoting production and environmental quality, and optimizing environmental benefits...

 (EQIP) in the 1996 farm bill (P.L. 104-127).
Administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service

Natural Resources Conservation Service

The Natural Resources Conservation Service , formerly known as the Soil Conservation Service , is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that provides technical assistance to farmers and other private landowners and managers.Its name was changed in 1994 during the Presidency of...

, it was used to implement
salinity control measures, primarily to manage irrigation water using financial and technical
assistance to landowners. This program supported U.S. efforts to meet international treaty
obligations for downstream water quality in Mexico. The Department of the Interior’s
Bureau of Reclamation administers its own Colorado River Salinity control Program.