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. . COLORADO RIVER SALINITY CONTROL PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS STUDY 1-' c,;' t .. 00 SCOPE This study was initiated by the Commissioner's Office as a result of the general concerns as expressed by many within the Service and specific concerns as expressed by members of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum (Forum). These concerns speak to the effectiveness of the management and organization of the Salinity Control Program (SCP) as manifest by an apparent lack progress in meeting the mandate set forth in Public Law 93-320. The intent of the study is to identify positive steps that can be taken to improve the timely achievement of the implementation of the SCPo It is not the intent of this study to prove or disprove the serious questions as to the effectiveness of the organization and the management of the program except as it will help toward the goal of the improvement of program accomplishment. STUDY METHODOLOGY The Study Team of six had representation from the Upper and Lower Colorado Regions, the Colorado River Water Quality Office (CRWQO), and the Commis- sioner's Office. The approach to the study was to identify problem areas through a combination of interviews and hard data collection, with the emphasis on the interviews. The Team, divided into pairs, interviewed 50 people in 37 interviews. The interviewees were chosen in order to have a good balance or representa- tion in the following areas; States and Forum members, major stakeholders and interests within Service, other involved agencies, program critics, and people with past and present knowledge of the program.. The interviews were analyzed for common trends, recurring themes, solutions to identified problems, and contradictory data. It was felt that for the most part the interviewees were very cooperative, and frank, and honest in their remarks. The Study Team was given no preselected set of solutions to be evaluated with the exception of the program manager concept that Forum members had proposed. However as the interviewing progressed ideas that developed in the early interviews were often tested with those who were interviewed later. The noninterview data collected included budgets, schedules, correspon- dence, Overview Committee minutes, position and organizational descriptions, enabling legislation; etc. Some of these it...s appear in the appendices, The problem areas identified in the interview process were grouped where possible and screened as to relevance to the scope of study. Those that were not found to be relevent were screened again to see if the data would be otherwise useful to the Overview Committee, if so they were passed on to them. The group of relevant problems was then prioritized