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quality and water resources agencies of the Colorado River Basin States on water and water-related problems; (G) an education and information program designed to aid in securing appropriations offunds by the United States Congress for the construction, planning and investigation of storage dams, reservoirs and water resource development projects of the Colorado River Storage Project that have been authorized for construction and to secure authorization for the construction of additional participating projects as the essential investigations and planning are completed; and (H) a legislative pro- gram consisting of the analysis and study of water resource bills introduced in the U.S. Congress for enactment, the preparation of evidence and argument, and the presentation of testimony before the Committees of the Congress, A. ENGINEERING - HYDROLOGY 1. COLORADO RIVER SALINITY PROGRAM The Upper Colorado River Commission has continued its interest and involvement in the Colorado River Basin salinity problem. The Commis- sion staff has worked with representatives of the Commission's member States in coordinating and correlating activities with other State and Federal agencies, particularly the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum, which is composed of representatives from the seven Colorado River Basin States. The Forum has developed water quality standards and a plan of implementation to meet the Environmental Protection Agency Regula- tion (40 CFRPart 120, Water Quality Standards-Colorado River System: Salinity Control Policy and Standards Procedures). Section 303 of the Clean Water Act requires that water quality stan- dards be reviewed from time to time and at least once during each three- year period, The Forum in 1990 reviewed the existing State-adopted and Environ- mental Protection Agency-approved numeric salinity criteria and found no reason to recommend changes for the three lower mainstem stations. 8