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<br />policy in the administration of the permit program. In the <br /> <br /> <br />colorado River Basin within the state, the following <br /> <br />industrial permits have been issued: electric power - 3; <br /> <br />N <br />CJ1 <br />Ul <br />~ <br /> <br />coal mines - 3; uranium mines - 3; and gravel plants - 3. <br /> <br />In addition a permit was issued for Navajo Dam (water, sewer, <br /> <br />and utility lines). All new or renewed discharge permits <br /> <br />contain language requiring the permittee to obtain samples in <br />accordance with Forum policy regarding salt discharge. <br />BPA has determined that discharges covered by the uranium <br /> <br />mine permits will contribute less than 350 tons of salt per <br /> <br />year to the nearest perennial stream segment of the Colorado <br /> <br />River. <br /> <br />Municipal discharge permits have been issued for three <br /> <br />major and two minor sewage treatment plants, one water <br /> <br />treatment plant, and 12 small domestic sewage systems (one of <br /> <br />which is under an administrative continuation). Forum policy <br /> <br />will be followed in the issuance of new or reissued permits. <br /> <br />Water Quality Management Planning - The section 208 <br /> <br /> <br />program in New Mexico is under the direction of the New <br /> <br />Mexico Water Quality Control Commission. The State of New <br />Mexico Water Quality Management Plan was initially adopted by <br />the Commission in 1978 and 1979, and has since been updated <br />three times. The plan assigns priority 4, out of a total of <br /> <br />9, to the San Juan River Basin in New Mexico for vOluntary <br /> <br />implementation of best management practices for sediment <br />control. <br /> <br />-30- <br />