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<br />001453 <br /> <br />m.a.f. to 1.3 m.a.f.,81 but those efforts remain experimen- <br />tal, if not ephemeral. <br />Water storage projects do not increase the amount of <br />water, but they do ameliorate shortages by allowing users to <br />manage the existing supply to obtain maximum benefits. <br />However, since 1977 when President Carter withdrew Federal <br />funding for eight major water projects, Federal support for <br />storage projects has receded.82 The available Federal <br />funding has been concentrated on salinity control projects, <br />part of which is paid for out of the Lower Colorado River <br />Basin Development Fund and the Upper Colorado River Basin <br />Fund. <br />The Colorado River water deficiency might be alleviated <br />to some degree by more skillful management and conservation <br />of water.83 It might also be relieved by cooperative efforts <br />among the Basin states. The Colorado River Basin Salinity <br />Control Forum has managed admirably to deal with the salinity <br />problem without aggravating inter-state conflicts.84 But the <br />states have succeeded here largely because it has been <br />painless for them to unite in support of a program that is <br />centered on increased Federal aid. Federal aid to remedy the <br />deficiency in the amount of River water has already been <br />promised, but not materialized. The impact of the 2.S <br />m.a.f. deficiency may have to be adjusted by appeal to an <br />established forum external to the seven Basin states. <br />E. Fundamental Issues <br /> <br />-28- <br />