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<br />w <br />,... <br />T\) <br />o <br /> <br />3. Expeditious implementation by the Department of Agriculture of <br />onfarm and related improvement measures for salinity control. <br />4. Implementation of salinity control measures by the Bureau of <br />Land Management to reduce salt contribution from public domain lands. <br />5. The placing of effluent limitations, principally under the <br />National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, <br />provided for in Section 402 of the Clean Water Act of 1977 on industrial <br />and municipal discharges based on the Forum's 1977 policy on salinity <br />control through the NPDES permits. <br />6. Implementation of the 1980 Forum policy for the use of brackish <br />and/or sal ine waters for industri al purposes. <br />7. Inclusion of the 208 Water Quality Management Plans. Individ- <br />ually, the Basin states have developed water quality management plans to <br />conform to the requirements of Section 208 of the Clean Water Act. <br />The water quality management planning process is continuing. As the <br />plans are refined or new elements added and after such changes have <br />been adopted by the states and approved by EPA, those portions of <br />the plans dealing with salinity control will become part of the imple- <br />mentation plan. <br />The plan also contemplates programs by water users to cope with higher <br />salinity water, improvements in irrigation systems and management to reduce <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />salt pickup, studies of means to minimize salinity in municipal discharges, <br />and studies of future possible salinity control programs not now included in <br />the plan. <br />Many natural and manmade factors affect the river's salinity. Consequently, <br />the actual salinity will vary above and below the adopted numeric criteria. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />iv <br />