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<br />1999 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />o <br />00 <br />N <br />00 <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Public Law 93-320, also known as the "Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974" (Act), <br />authorized the construction, operation, and maintenance of works in the Colorado River Basin to <br />control the salinity of Colorado River water 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 for the Council was originally approved by the Secretaries ofthe Departments <br />of the Interior and Agriculture and the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency <br />(USEPA) on February 6,1976. It was revised on June 22,1976 and subsequently has been renewed <br />biennially. The Council receives reports from the federal agencies involved in salinity control <br />activities and makes recommendations to them regarding appropriate methods for controlling the <br />salinity of the Colorado River at its meetings and in this annual report (a copy of the Advisory <br />Council Charter is included as Attachment A). <br /> <br />The Council is comprised of up to three members from each of the seven Colorado River Basin <br />states. Representatives are appointed by Governors and current membership is shown on <br />Attachment B. Gordon W. Fassett, Wyoming, serves as the current Chairman of the Council and <br />Larry R. Dozier, Arizona, serves as Vice Chairman. Advisory Council membership is generally very <br />similar to the membership of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum (Forum). The Forum <br />is an organization created in 1973 by the seven Colorado River Basin states for the purpose of <br />interstate cooperation and to provide the states with the information necessary to comply with the <br />Water Quality Standards for the Colorado River and Section 303 of the Clean Water Act. The <br />Bureau of Reclamation's (Reclamation) Salinity Coordinator serves as stafffor the Council. <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL <br /> <br />1 <br />