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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />l'\) J'Jost of trle lIlembe,'s of tho Advisory Council ar'e also <br />(:'~;l <br />0') lnembers of' the Colorado Ri vel' basin Salinity Control Forum. <br />'0'.. <br />Tne Council and F'OCUlO are i'elated in theL' activities, but <br /> <br />they do have different functions. <br /> <br />Tile Clean date;, Act, as interpreted by the H:nvironlOentB.J. <br /> <br />Protection Agency, requil'ed setting of nurueY'ic cr'iteria for <br /> <br />salinIty for the Colorado NIver, and establIshment of an <br /> <br />interstattJ or'ganization to develop a salinity control plan. <br /> <br />In response to ~PA's requlrtJments, tae BaSin states formea <br /> <br />the interstate group, the Colorado River Basin Salinity Con- <br /> <br />tl'oi Forum. Tns ForulO developeu water quality standards for <br /> <br />salInity for the Colorado Hiver, lncluuing numeric cl'itel'ia <br /> <br />and a plan of impLementation. These wece adopted by the <br /> <br />seven ~asln states as part of tnelr state standards and were <br /> <br />approv.,d by li:PAo <br /> <br />Tne permanent 00rk Group, under the <br /> <br />authority of the Forum, IS charged wit~ making the necessBY'Y <br /> <br />stUUI0S, pt'ovidinG tecbnical dclvlce, and keepIng cur-cent inti! <br /> <br />even~s and changes WhiCh will enable tne Forum to maKe de- <br /> <br />clsions wnicn may affect the numerIc criteria and tne plan of <br /> <br />implementation. Since establishulent of the salinity stan.. <br /> <br />cucda in 1::175, the forum nas conducted ttH'ee tl'iennial <br /> <br />l'eviews. <br /> <br />Tne ly84 Heview is currently undergoing state <br /> <br />adoption by each of tne dclsin states. <br /> <br />Since the las t report lias su om i t ted, t ne Ad v i SOI'Y <br /> <br />Council illet on Uctouer 10, l~U4, In Jackson,0yowlngo At <br /> <br />this meeting, the Council heard reports from the federai <br /> <br />agencies involv0d In salinity control. <br /> <br />002~. <br /> <br />. I <br />.. <br />,~- -. <br /> <br />: -~ <br />