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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Agenda Item 3 <br />May 18, 1994 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Western States Water Council: We attended the Western States Water Council and participated in <br />developing a consensus position on the Clean Water Act. The basic result was that the Western <br />States' position was integrated into the National Governors Association position. The Clean Water <br />Act faces significant challenges, including the reluctance of 46 agriculture - states Senators to support <br />SB 1114 in its current form. <br /> <br />Draft Legislation Colorado River: We continue to work with Jim Lochhead, Doug Robotham and <br />Peter Evans to develop legislation on the Colorado River. A trip was made to Southwest Colorado <br />to work with the San Miguel District to evaluate aspects of the San Miguel Project that could be <br />incorporated into the legislature, A trip was also made to Salt Lake City to visit with Charles <br />Calhoun of the u.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Cliff Barrett of Colorado River Energy Distributors <br />Association. <br /> <br />Salinity Control: The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has requested comments on the Colorado River <br />Salinity Control Program. We have coordinated responses with water users in Colorado and other <br />Basin States as well as submitting our comments. The overall review of the program is a result of <br />the new Bureau of Reclamation and efforts to reduce the budget. The General Accounting Office <br />is also conducting an audit of the program. We may be reaching a critical decision as to the future <br />of Salinity Control in the Colorado River Basin. . <br /> <br />Training: We have completed a training class in writing and the memo's submitted to the Board at <br />this meeting reflect our first effort to test our new skills. We would appreciate the Board's thoughts <br />on the style, content and readability. <br /> <br />Personnel: We have filled five staff positions, including an Office Manager, Susan Maul; <br />Administrative Assistants in the reception area, Vickie Ta and Sherrie Sanderson; 2 engineers in the <br />Construction Section, Mike Serlet and Bill Green; and hired temporaries to reduce the backlog in the <br />Floodplain Section. In addition, we will be filling two additional positions, one in the Construction <br />Section and one in the Office of Water Conservation, <br /> <br />DCL/bj <br /> <br />4,may <br /> <br />. <br />