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<br />,..... <br />C)l <br />c.;:) <br />Ul <br /> <br />The States <br /> <br />The Colorado River Basin States support the salinity <br /> <br />control program through water quality managment plans, <br /> <br />effluent discharge control, and education in the control of <br /> <br />salinity. <br /> <br />The Basin States individually developed water quality <br /> <br />management plans to conform with the requirements of <br /> <br />section 208 of the Clean Water Act. <br /> <br />These requirements <br /> <br />include: <br /> <br />public involvement, problem assessment, <br /> <br />identification of best management practices, establishment <br /> <br />of control programs, and design of management agencies, <br /> <br />State programs also include the control of total dissolved <br /> <br />solids from point discharges through the NPDES permit <br /> <br />program, <br /> <br />Fish hatcheries, lumber products mills, sewage <br /> <br />treatment plants, and powerplant wastes are some of the <br /> <br />municipal and industrial effluent sources under control, <br /> <br />Reuse of treated wastewater is encouraged as a general <br /> <br />principle. <br /> <br />Education and public involvement are emphasized. The <br /> <br />basinwide nature of salinity requires an awareness of <br /> <br />salinity--sources, impacts, and alternative methods of <br /> <br />control. <br /> <br />The Basin States continue to work through the <br /> <br />Forum with concerned agencies to increase public <br /> <br />understanding of salinity, <br /> <br />8 <br />