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<br />, <br /> <br />N <br />o <br />01 <br />-,.l <br /> <br />1984 REVIEW - COLORADO <br />RIVER SALINITY STANDARDS <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The seven Colorado River Basin states have been concerned <br /> <br />with salinity for many years, particularly those states at the <br /> <br />lower end of the river who are receiving the higher salinity <br /> <br />waters. In Nov~~ber 1973, the seven states created the <br /> <br />Colorado Fiver Basin Salinity Control Forum. The Forum <br /> <br />generally consists of two, but not to exceed three, members <br /> <br />from each state. The representatives are generally from water <br /> <br />development and water quality agencies of each state who are <br /> <br />appointed by the governors of the stat~s to represent those <br /> <br />states on the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum. <br /> <br />The Forum al so has a lvork Group, which conducts the tech- <br /> <br />nical and engineering work associated with the standards and <br /> <br />standards review, as well as other matters considered by the <br /> <br />Forum. <br /> <br />The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) interpreted <br /> <br />The Clean Water Act, Public 92-500, as requiring salinity <br /> <br />standards. In December 1974 regulations were promulgated which <br /> <br />required salinity standards for the Colorado River. The sali- <br /> <br />nity standards include numeric criteria and a plan of imple- <br /> <br />mentation for salinity control. <br /> <br />In response to the:1974 regu- <br /> <br />lations, the Forum issued its report in June of 1975 which set <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />,tj <br /> <br />';'-"k-;\H~"~' <br /> <br />"""",-" <br />