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<br />. Environn~ntal commitments that will be implemented by Reclarmtion are identified below. <br /> <br />I. Water Qual~v <br /> <br />Reclamation will continue to monitor salinity and Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in the <br />Colorado River as part of the ongoing Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program to <br />ensure compliance w~h the numeric criteria on the river as set forth in the Forum's 1999 <br />Annual Review. <br /> <br />Reclamation will continue to participate in the Lake Mead Water Quality Forum and the <br />Las Vegas Wash Coordination Comnittee as a principal and fumi~ partner in studies of <br />water quality in the Las Vegas Wash and Lake Mead. Reclamation is an active partner in <br />the restoration of the Las Vegas Wash wetlands. <br /> <br />Reclamation is and will continne to acquire riparian and wetland habitat around Lake <br />Mead and on the Lower Colorado River related to ongoing and projected routine <br />operations. <br /> <br />Reclamation will continue to participate with the Nevada Division of Environmental <br />Protection and Kerr-McGee Chemical Company in the perchbrate remcdiation program <br />of groundwater discharge points along Las Vegas Wash which will reduce the amount of <br />this contaminant entering the Colorado River. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Rcclamation will continue to monitor river operations, reservoir levels and water supply <br />and make this information available to the Colorado River Management Work Group <br />(CRMWG), agencies and the public. This inJOrmation is also available on Reclamation's <br />website (http://www.t.usbr.gov and l:1Itp:/lwwW.UC.UIDr.gOV). <br /> <br />2. Riverflow Issues <br /> <br />Reclamation and the other stakeholders in the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management <br />Program (AMP) are currently developing for recommffidation to the Secretary an <br />experimental tbw program for thc operations of Glen Canyon Dam which inchldcs <br />BeachlHabitat-Building-Flows (BHBFs). BHBFs are implemented over the long-term by <br />hydrologic triggering criteria approved by the Secretary, and are one measurc <br />implemented subject to and consi;,tent with existing law designed to protect and nlitigate <br />adverse impacts to and improve the values for which Grand Canyon National Park and <br />Glen Canyon National Recreation Area were established. This experirnental fbw program <br />will consider both the potential for reduced frequency ofBHBFs resulting from the <br />Interim Surplus Guidelincs and for experimental flows to be conducted independent of the <br />hydrologic triggering criteria. Thc design of the expcrin--ental flow program will jnclude <br />the number of flows, the dural ion and the magnitude of cxperimental flows. The AMP <br />shall forward their recommendation on this matter for the Secretary's consideration. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />13 <br />