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<br /><::> <br />0) <br />i-" <br />W <br /> <br />control remains as one of the objectives of Aquatrain. <br /> <br />l'1embers of the Advisory Council, acting in their capacities <br /> <br />as Forum member's and officials of their respective states, <br /> <br />continue to assist Reclamation and Aquatrain in addressing <br /> <br />state and local per>mitting requirements as well as interstate <br /> <br />and intrastate water rights issues. The Advisory Council <br /> <br />supports Reclamation's efforts to pursue those options which <br /> <br />will provide the greatest &alinity control benefits <br /> <br />consistent with State laws and regulatory requirements. <br /> <br />In addition to the above salinity control projects under <br /> <br />the Water Quality lmprovement Program, other proposals in the <br /> <br />Basin appear to have some promise. In the Virgin River basin <br /> <br />in Nevada, local utilities have expressed an interest in <br /> <br />utilizing saline ground water for powerplant cooling. <br /> <br />Reclamation has previously conducted studies of salinity <br /> <br />control measures in this area. The Council recommends that <br /> <br />Reclamation continue its reappraisal of the Lower Virgin <br /> <br />River Unit with respect to new proposals by local interests. <br /> <br />The Council is pleased with the assistance given by <br /> <br />Reclamation to the Work Group in utilizing the Colorado River <br /> <br />Simulation System (CRSS) to make future salinity projections <br /> <br /> <br />for the Forum's 1984 Review of the salinity standards. The <br /> <br />Forum continues to use three levels of estimated future water <br /> <br />depletions in making its salinity projections. <br /> <br />Reclamation <br /> <br />uses a single depletion level in their studies which is <br /> <br />different than those used by the Forum. The Council recom- <br /> <br />-13- <br />