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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I c:':) co o w 1998 ANNUAL REPORT BACKGROUND Public Law 93-320, also known as the "Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974" (Act), authorized the construction, operation, and maintenance of works in the Colorado River Basin to control the salinity of Colorado River water available for use in the United States and Mexico. Section 204 of the Act established the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council (Council). A charter for the Council was originally approved by the Secretaries ofthe Departments of the Interior and Agriculture and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) on February 6, 1976, It was revised on June 22,1976 and has been renewed biennially. The Council receives reports from the federal agencies involved in salinity control activities and makes recommendations to them regarding appropriate methods for controlling the salinity of the Colorado River at its meetings and in this annual report (copy of Advisory Council charter included as Attachment A). The Council comprises up to three members from each of the seven Colorado River Basin states. Representatives are appointed by Governors and current membership is shown on Attachment B. Gerald R. Zimmerman, California, serves as the current Chairman of the Council and Gordon W. Fassett, Wyoming, serves as Vice Chairman. Advisory Council membership is generally very similar to the membership of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum (Forum). The Forum is an organization created in 1974 by the seven Colorado River Basin states for the purpose of interstate cooperation and to provide the states with the information necessary to comply with the Water Quality Standards for the Colorado River and Section 303 of the Clean Water Act. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) Program Manager serves as staff for the Council. COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL 1