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<br />000765 <br /> <br />1997 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />DRAFT <br /> <br />. The Council met in Tucson, Arizona, on October 22, 1997. At that meeting, the Council received <br />reports from and made inquiries of the federal agencies involved in salinity control, and approved <br />the budget recommendations contained in this report. The Council also made time available for <br />public comment and one member of the public responded. The record was left open to allow written <br />comment by the public but no comments were received. This reports covers the period from January <br />I through December 31. 1997. <br /> <br />COUNCIL COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />The 1996 Review, Water Quality Standards for Salinity - Colorado River System Final Report. (1996 <br /> <br /> <br />Review) June 1996. and Supplemental Report. October, 1996 prepared by the Forum describe the <br /> <br /> <br />numeric criteria for salinity, the implementation plan, the individual salinity control projects and <br /> <br /> <br />their status. The Council. while appreciating the assistance each of the federal agencies provided <br /> <br />to the Forum during the preparation of the 1996 Review, notes that the 1999 Review effort is <br /> <br /> <br />. beginning as required under the Clean Water Act and the Council looks forward to assistance from <br /> <br /> <br />the federal agencies. <br /> <br />These are uncertain times for the Salinity Control Program. Reclamation is implementing its new <br /> <br /> <br />basin-wide program, the Department of Agriculture's on-farm program has been incorporated into <br /> <br />the new and much larger Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and the Bureau of Land <br /> <br /> <br />Management continues to develop methods for quantifying salinity reduction benefits within its <br /> <br /> <br />existing land management programs. The Council urges the federal agencies to continue to consult <br /> <br /> <br />with the Forum and Work Group with regard to program changes, program evaluations, and program <br /> <br />implementation schedules. The Council also requests that as organizational changes occur within <br /> <br />the agencies. each agency identify where the responsibility for salinity control lies. and that this <br /> <br />information be made available to the Forum's Executive Director at the earliest possible date. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />COWRADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL <br />2 <br />