WSP11734

• File Number: 8273.100
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control - Federal Agencies - Bureau of Reclamation
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 4/1/1983
• Author: DOI BOR
• Title: Salinity Update - April 1983 - A Quarterly Report on the Colorado River Water Improvement Program
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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Salinity

Salinity Legislation Introduced

bV Jack Bame1\. Exec:uttve Direc1or,
Colorado RIYef Basin Salinity Control Forum

On March 10. 1983_ SenalOf Armstrong
from COlOradO, Introduced legislatIon that
will amend PublIC Law 93-320 The
legislatIOn IS almOSlldlmtlcal 10 me
IeglslatlOf'l that was Introduced last year and
suppotled by tne seven Colorado RIVeI' Sasm
states
The legislaflon ($ 752) has ooen referred 10
the Senate Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources and !heSubCOmmltteeoo
Water and Power That $utx:ommlnee has
wntten Jenef!i 10 the AC3mllllstratlOn asking
lor me AdmlnlSlratlOrfs POSItion on ltle
IeglslallQl"l In December ollasl year. the
AdmmlStration rPleased legislative leTter!;
from the State Department EPA, ln1enor
and AgrICUlture In general IndiCatlng strong
support lor tile leglslatloo ana requesting
several changes
The Colorado RIVE'r Bastn $allmty Control
Forum met In Denver Colorado. on March 7.
196J. to drscu$S !he request made by \rIe
AdmlnlSlratlOfl II appears thatlhe Forum WIll
be prepanng testimony to be prBSer1led m the
heanngs on S 752 SUPPOrting the
AdminIStratIOnS requesled Changes or
oHenng amendments that the Forum
belIeVeS Will accommodate the
AdmmlStrahon's wquestln all but two areas,
The Forum contmues to b.?lfE'\le that the
salinity program would lTlO\-'e ahead more
e_pedltlOUsly If the sa Units described In the
legislation Within the Department Of the
InterlOl' program were n<ffl authOnzed rattler
than delaYing aulnonlatlon until planning
StU(hes have been completed (Note Apnl
1982 Sahnlry Update lunher e_p1alns
~!ves 01 the proposed jegISlat~n.)
The Forum also belIeVes mat the cost
shanng aulhonze<J by Congress In '97.1
~hlCh prOVides lor a pa..DaC"- of 25 percent 01
me Federal e:w.pet"ldit;;res IS stilt a .'ahd and
appropnale cost-share 10f me Stales to
tnt>ute 10 IhlS e~ort
It IS antlClpaled that heanngs Will soon be
scheduled by ttle Suocommrtleoe It IS also
antClpated that s:m'lar leglslallQr1 WIll soon
bEt IntrOOIJCe(l Into t~ HOuse 01
ReoprBSl?f1tat'''-e5

U.S, Department at the Intenor
Bureau of Reclamation

A Quarterly Report on the
Colorado River Water Quality
Improvement Program

ApnI 1963

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