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<br /> <br /> <br />w <br />l\;l <br />t.:l <br />;- <br /> <br />basin, biennial reports ~ere started in 1963 and have continued since <br /> <br />that time. These reports COver the basic studies and evaluations of <br /> <br />salinity conditions. the anticipated effects of additional develop_ <br /> <br />ments. the effect of salinity on water use. the potentials for salin- <br /> <br />ity control, and other related water quality aspects. <br /> <br />The Colorado River Basin Water Quality Control Project was established <br /> <br />in 1960 by the U.S. Public Ilealth Service. These functions were later <br /> <br />transferred to the Federal Water Quality Administration within the <br /> <br />Department of the Interior and, subsequently, transferred to the <br /> <br />Environmental Protection A~cncy. The early project investiR3tions <br /> <br />assisted in better defining the water quality conditions of the basin. <br /> <br />In 1963. efforts were directed towards evaluating various salinity <br /> <br />problemsa <br /> <br />In 1968. the FWQA and the Bureau of Reclamation initiated a joint <br /> <br />reconnaissance salinity control study in the Upper Basin to identify <br /> <br />potential Controllable sources of salinity. make preliminary assess_ <br /> <br />ments of the technical feasibility of the control measures. and <br /> <br />derive initial COst estimates for installation and operation of such <br /> <br />measures. The first year of the study was financed by the FWQA. which <br /> <br />transferred funds to the 8ureau of Reclamation. and the second year of <br /> <br />""ork was financed by the Bureau. Upon completion of the reconnaissance <br /> <br />studies. HiQA proposed to finance feasibility studies; however. budget <br /> <br />restrictions in fiscal year 1970 prevented fundin~ the studies. <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br /> <br />