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<br />1993 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br /><::> <br />-:I <br />f<, <br /><::> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Public Law 93-320, the "Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974," authorized <br />construction, operation, and maintenance of certain works in the Colorado River Basin to control <br />the salinity of water in the Colorado River available for use in the United States and Mexico. <br />Section 204 of the Act established the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council <br />(Council). A charter was originally approved by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture <br />and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on February 6, 1976, revised on <br />June 22, 1976, and it has subsequently been renewed every two years. The Council receives <br />reports from the federal agencies involved in salinity control activities and makes <br />recommendations in the Annual Report to those agencies on appropriate means of controlling <br />the River's salinity. <br /> <br />The Council is comprised of up to three members, appointed by the respective Governor, <br />from each of the seven Colorado River Basin states. The current membership is shown on <br />Attachment A. C. Laurence Linser, Arizona, serves as Chairman of the Council and William <br />J. Miller, New Mexico, as Vice Chairman. Most of the members of the Council are also <br />members of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum (Forum), an organization created <br />by the seven Colorado River Basin states. The Council and Forum are related in their activities <br />but have different functions. <br /> <br />The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) Salinity Coordinator, Stanley Gappa, serves <br />as staff for the Council. In addition, the permanent Work Group of the Colorado River Basin <br />Salinity Control Forum continues to serve the Council and the Forum in the capacity of a <br />technical review and study team. The Council is also assisted by the Forum's Executive <br />Director. <br /> <br />COLORADO RlVHR BASIN SAUNlTY CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL <br />