When each project is authorized for operations, local staffs of the Soil Conservation Service are increased as needed to meet the added workload. Other Federal and state agencies also cooperate in furthering resource development by furnishing additional help to install planned project measures. Soil Surveys and interpretations are essential to program development and project operations. Acceleration of soil surveys is necessary in most project areas. Much of the conservation work already planned on individual farms and ranches contributes to the program. However, revisions are usually needed to take full advantage of community resource development and management opportunities, Planning and applying additional land treatment measures on farms and ranches continues to be an important part of conservation district activity within resource conservation and development projects. In the first 42 projects authorized for operations 5,000 project measures were activated by June 30, 1969. Project measures contribute significantly to: (1) solving area physical use, economic, and social problems; (2) a realization of development opportunities; and (3) increased employment and income in project areas. Project measures include accelerated technical services, structural and land treatment measures, processing, marketing and using natural resource products, and other developments designed to create employment and to improve economic conditions in the area. Many measures require assistance beyond that available from this Department. These include improvements such as municipal water and sewer systems, hospitals, roads, industrial parks and others. One of the major advantages of an RC&D project is that community problems can be and are analyzed in total. This permits ooncentration of resources on identified problems for their rapid solution. This brings total community involvement in the solution of problems basic to sound land use and resource development. Cooperative Work Producing Results Other Federal programs, State and local agencies, and private enterprise assist in the installation of planned project measures and activities. Some of the major measures installed or planned by June 30, 1969 are as follows: Some of the major acceleration of conservation work with RC&D funds in the 1969 FY in the first 44 projects authorized for operations is as follows: |