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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />HISTORY OF WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT <br /> <br />... <br />N <br />1'- <br />r.:> <br /> <br />Including Numeric Criteria and Plan of Implementation for <br />Salinity Control, Colorado River System." in June of 1975. <br />The Forum held public meetings in Las Vegas, Nevada. on <br />August 4, 1975, and Grand Junction, Colorado, on August 7, <br />1975, and received written comments through August 8. 1975. on <br />the proposal. Based on the comments received, the Forum <br />developed a supplement including modifications to the report. <br />This Supplement is dated August 26, 1975. <br /> <br />Based upon the Forum's proposal and supplement thereto, each <br />of the Colorado River Basin States held formal public hearings <br />in accordance with their individual authority and public par- <br />ticipation requirements of Public Law 92-500. As a result of <br />the public hearings. the States adopted the "Proposed water <br />Quality Standards for Salinity Including ~umeric Criteria and <br />Plan of Implementation for Salinity Control. Colorado River <br />System, June 1975" and the "Supplement" thereto dated August 26. <br />1975. Together these documents would constitute the water <br />quality standards as required by Section 303 of Public Law 92- <br />500 and by the regulation promulgated in the Federal Register <br />of December 18. 1974. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The EPA published a notice of Availability for Public Review <br />and Comment for the proposed Standards in the Federal Register <br />of ~arch 31. 1976. A 60-day period following publication was <br />allowed for comments. The State government administors in all <br />7 states were notified by letter from EPA during the period <br />~ovember 8 to ~ovember 23 that the standards have been formally <br />adopted. <br /> <br />The following is a summary of the adopted standards: <br /> <br />Summary <br /> <br />"'..'ater Quality Standards for Salinity Including :-Jumeric <br />Criteria and Plan of Implementation for Salinity Control <br />Colorado River System" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Federal water Pollution Control Act Amendments <br />of 1972. P.L. 92-500. in Section 303 require the adoption <br />of water quality standards applicable to interstate <br />waters. Pursuant to that requirement. the Environmental <br />Protection Agency on December 18, 1974, issued a regula- <br />tion requiring the States of the Colorado River Basin to <br />adopt water quality standards for salinity, consisting of <br />numeric criteria and plan of implementation for salinity <br />control. The standards were to be submitted for approval <br />to the Environmental Protection Agency on or before <br />October 18, 1975. <br /> <br />19 <br />