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<br />1995 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />o <br />-..l <br />Cj) <br />i-" <br /> <br />The Council met in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, on October 18, 1995, At that meeting, the <br />Council received reports from and made inquiries of the federal agencies involved in salinity <br />control, and approved the budget recommendations contained in this report, The Council also <br />made time available for public comment and one member of the public responded, The record <br />was left open to allow written comment by the public, to date no comments have been received. <br /> <br />COUNCIL COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />The 1993 Review, Water Quality Standards for Salinity - Colorado River System Final Report, <br />(1993 Review) October 1993, prepared by the Forum, describes the numeric criteria for salinity, <br />the implementation plan, the individual salinity control projects and their status, The approval <br />of the 1993 Review has taken longer than expected due to the inclusion of Endangered Species <br />Act Section 7 consultation as part of the Environmental Protection Agency (EP A) approval, The <br />next Review will be prepared in 1996 and the Work Group will coordinate its drafting with EPA <br />and the Fish & Wildlife Service in hopes of facilitating their review, <br /> <br />The Council believes that the federal agencies have done an exemplary job coordinating and <br />developing the implementation plan, The Council urges them to continue to consult with the <br />Forum and Work Group with regard to proposed program changes, program evaluations, and <br />implementation schedule revisions for salinity control projects. The Council also requests that <br />the federal agencies identify where agency responsibility for salinity control currently lies, and <br />that this information be presented to the Forum's Executive Director at the earliest possible date, <br />The Council subscribes to the implementation plan described in the 1993 Review, However, <br />insufficient funding levels have caused delays in implementation of salinity control projects in <br />the plan which could result in exceedence of the numeric criteria, It is imperative that the <br />federal agencies vigorously pursue adequate funding for salinity control projects in the <br />administration's budget request each year and encourage Congress to appropriate the funds <br /> <br />COLORADO RlVER BAS1N SAUN1TY CONTROL ADV1S0RY COUNC1L <br /> <br />2 <br />