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<br />Environm~.ntdl fmp.lCl St<llemenl
<br />enlltlt'd "Regul.uions for Implementing
<br />the Fish and Wildlife Coordination
<br />Act", The Sldlement considers four
<br />alternatives with ft'gdrd to (hI:'
<br />issuancE' of regulations to implement
<br />the Act: (') th(' n('wlv proposro
<br />(1980) rl'gulaliom, (lIthe regulations
<br />proposed in 1979, (J) no r~ulalions,
<br />but instead non-binding guidt'ljnt~,
<br />and (4) no .)(lion. Thp newly
<br />proposed reguldlion<, St't'mt>d 10 have
<br />accommodalt-d some of OUf
<br />comments mdde on the 1979
<br />proposed regul<llions. but portions of
<br />the regulations on which tht' Board
<br />had submllfro adverse commt'nts
<br />WE'ft' not changt'd. At the end of
<br />1980, thE' Board .,Iaii ........as workinR,
<br />with the California Attornev Cent>ral's
<br />office on pff'paralion of further
<br />comments for con...iderdtion by the
<br />BOMd at its Janu.uv 1981 mt't,tinR
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<br />Water Quality
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<br />Color,lda Riity Sdlim/l' SI,JfldJrd~
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<br />Thp 1978 rt'vision to the Color Mia
<br />Riwr ')alinity <,tdndMd<" includin~
<br />numeric criterid dnd pl,m of
<br />implt>ment':lIion, "as ,ldoptl;>d ,IS .l
<br />reguldtion bv iln' ()j the seven Bdsin
<br />stdtes in 1979 .:md approved bv tht,
<br />Environnumtal Protfftlon A~encv. In
<br />M.lY 1980, Color,ldo apprmffl thl,'
<br />1978 Revision, ddopting thf' nUflleric
<br />cnteria as a st,11t' r~ulatlon dnd the
<br />plan of implpml'nldtion as poliC\', The
<br />Stale oi \\\,ommg hf'ld public
<br />hedfings on the 1978 Revision but no
<br />formal action ".1<' takt'n durlllg 1980
<br />by' the State's W,lter Qualltv Control
<br />Commission in .lpprO\IIl!o\ the 1978
<br />Revision.
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<br />Th(' Colorado River Basin SaliM\
<br />Control Forum JPfHov!:"d Its "Fourth
<br />Annual Pr(>Rrf'<'s Rf'pOfl-\Vater
<br />QU.llih' Stdndards for
<br />Salinitv--Colorado River S\stf'm" The
<br />dnnual r{'port <,umm.HlzP.;, thp
<br />iniormation on thl;' re,>ults achll;'\ed bv
<br />the saliMv' control program and other
<br />dctions in the Basin havlllg ,m
<br />IIlfluence On salinlh control durlll~ thp
<br />period October 18, 1979-0tlobtor 18,
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<br />1960. Th(' report concluded Ihat
<br />although there ha.. been a slight
<br />increase in salinity levels at Hoover
<br />and Parker Dams during the period
<br />cOVt:'red by thp report, salinity at
<br />Imperidl Ddm conhnut>d to declinp.
<br />fav'orable Woller condition.. and a
<br />slower th.lIl dnticipated,rate of water
<br />development re<,ultPd in Sdlinitv
<br />concentrations remaining bE>low thl;>
<br />numeric cntpria by ]0 milligrams per
<br />liter at Hooyer, 45 milligrams per liter
<br />at Parker, and 70 milligrams per liter
<br />at Imperial. It was also condudt'CI
<br />that, considering the cuftf'nt If'yels of
<br />Sdlinity in the lower mdin s!t'm, lhe
<br />level of reservoir storage and the
<br />prt><,ent lev!'1 of water demand in lhe
<br />Ba<,in, it is highl~' unlikely thdt the
<br />salinitv criteriJ will bE> e"cft'dPd
<br />during the ne),t lwelve-month period.
<br />Th{' Forum, through Its permant>nt
<br />\\fork Group which is chaired by tht>
<br />Bo,ud's Chipf Engillt't:'r, undertook
<br />engint"t'ring studi{'s of factors affecting
<br />future <,alinitv in the Colorado River.
<br />The<,e studies, .1!ong with othl;'r data,
<br />will be u\pd in tht, prepar.lIion ui the
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<br />Co"crt"r(' /im"!! opt'r.J/lol/\
<br />Go~ernml.nt fi//.?hhru' Cm,ll,
<br />Gr,md V,ll1l'~ S.llimr.I' ('(mtrol
<br />Pmjt"{"/, C%("do.
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<br />SKond triennial review of the Sdlinity
<br />stanrt.uds and plan of implt>mentation
<br />which are to be completed in
<br />O<:lobt:>r 1981,
<br />In September 1980, tht> Forum
<br />adopted a policy for the U<.f' of
<br />brackish and/or saline waters for
<br />industrial purpo<,es. Thf' policy
<br />encourages and promo!ps the use of
<br />brackish and/or saline water<, for
<br />industri.ll purpo<,es dnd is another
<br />action by the states in furthering
<br />Sdlinity control in the Basin.
<br />Tht' forum also approvro in 1980
<br />baselillt, values ior thirtt"t'n selectPd
<br />stations in thp rivpr sySlem. ThesE'
<br />values, which Me d rE'lationship
<br />bt>twt'en sail load and flow, will be
<br />u\t'd to asse<,<, the pffects of
<br />df'wlopment, ..alinilv control
<br />medsurps. and/or other changes in
<br />the area. but are not to be considered
<br />or interpreted .1<, standards for salinity.
<br />In early 1980, it beGlmt> apparent
<br />that to e"peditt.> the necessary Sdlinity
<br />control activities, an ('),t'{"utive
<br />director of the Forum was m't'ded. In
<br />lille 1980, Mr, lack Barnptl, who was
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