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<br />N <br />CJl <br />~'" <br />co <br /> <br />Environmental Protection Agenc~ <br />The major Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) programs <br />dealing with salinity control are Water Quality Management <br /> <br />planning, National pollutant Discharge Elimination system <br /> <br />(NPDES) permits and water quality standards. These programs <br /> <br /> <br />are largely delegated to the States, and are discussed in <br /> <br />other sections of this report. <br /> <br />EPA maintains oversight <br /> <br />responsibilities for these delegated programs, and has <br />responsibility for approving revisions to water quality <br /> <br />standards. EPA continues to encourage the Basin states to <br /> <br />develop and implement the state salinity control strategies. <br /> <br /> <br />The Forum and EPA policy encouraging the use of higher <br /> <br /> <br />TDS water for industrial purposes is being supported <br /> <br /> <br />primar ily through National Environmental policy Act (NEPA) <br /> <br />review responsibilities. <br /> <br />Also, through the NEPA review <br /> <br />process, EPA urges the identifioation of potential salinity <br />impacts resulting from proposed projects, and encourages <br /> <br />discussion of mitigation of adverse impacts as required by <br /> <br />the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR <br />Parts 1500-1508) for implementing NEPA. For example, EPA has <br /> <br />commented on potential salinity impacts in reviewing <br /> <br />environmental impact statements <br /> <br />for grazing and land <br /> <br />management, reoreational developments, mining, timber <br /> <br />harvesting, and water development projects. <br />EPA continues to work with Reclamation on the <br /> <br />underground injection control requirements for the Paradox <br /> <br />Valley salinity control unit. <br /> <br />-~~- <br />