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<br />000764 <br /> <br />DRAFT <br /> <br />1997 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Public Law 93-320, also known as the "Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974" (Act), <br />authorized the construction, operation, and maintenance of works in the Colorado River Basin to <br />control the salinity of Colorado River water available for use in the United States and Mexico. <br />Section 204 of the Act established the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council <br />(Council). A charter for the Council was originally approved by the Secretaries of the Departments <br />of the Interior and Agriculture and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EP A) <br />on February 6, 1976. It was revised on June 22, 1976 and has been renewed biennially. The Council <br />receives reports from the federal agencies involved in salinity control activities and makes <br />recommendations to them regarding appropriate methods for controlling the salinity of the Colorado <br />River at its meetings and in this annual report. <br /> <br />The Council is comprised of up to three members from each of the seven Colorado River Basin <br /> <br /> <br />. states. Representatives are appointed by Governors and current membership is shown on <br /> <br />Attachment A. Gerald R. Zimmerman, California, acts as Chairman of the Council and Gordon W. <br /> <br /> <br />Fassett, Wyoming, serves as Vice Chairman. Advisory Council membership is generally very <br /> <br />similar to the membership of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum (Forum). The Forum <br /> <br />is an organization created in 1974 by the seven Colorado River Basin states which was established <br /> <br /> <br />for the purpose of interstate cooperation and to provide the states with the information necessary to <br /> <br />comply with the Water Quality Standards for the Colorado River and Section 303 ofthe Clean Water <br /> <br /> <br />Act. <br /> <br />The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) Program Manager serves as staff for the Council. In <br /> <br />addition, the permanent Work Group ofthe Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum continues <br /> <br /> <br />to serve the Council and the Forum in the capacity of a technical review and study team. The <br /> <br />Council is further assisted by the Forum's Executive Director. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINIIT CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL <br /> <br />1 <br />