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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />protection of Colorado's compact allocated waters and insure <br />that the rights of Colorado water users are not infringed <br />upon. The Triennial Report of the Colorado River Basin <br />Salinity Control Forum recognizes the continuation of the basin <br />wide approach, while allowing the continued development of the <br />compact allocated waters. <br /> <br />In recognition of the fact that nearly 70% of the land <br />within the Colorado River Basin is federally owned or <br />controlled and the fact that between one-half and two-thirds of <br />the salinity contribution is from natural sources, Congress <br />specifically addressed the Colorado River Basin salinity <br />control issue and accepted the primary responsibility and the <br />financial burden for salinity control through the enactment of <br />the Colorado River Basin salinity Control Act of 1974. This <br />Act was also prompted by the need to provide a means for <br />insuring that the water of the Colorado River received by <br />Mexico was of satisfactory quality pursuant to Minute 242 of <br />the Treaty between the United States and Mexico. The 1974 Act <br />resulted in the approval of the basin wide approach to salinity <br />control, which specifically recognized the rights under the <br />Colorado River Compacts. <br /> <br />This legislation clearly indicates that Congress recognized <br />that the burden of meeting the commitments to Mexico with <br />respect to salinity should not be borne by the water users of <br />the Colorado River. Congress has also recognized that water <br /> <br />-2- <br /> <br />1481 <br />