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<br />N <br />CJ1 <br /><::> <br />"'l <br /> <br />treatment plant, and 12 small domestic sewage systems (one of <br />which is under an administrative continuation). Forum policy <br />will be followed in the issuance of new or reissued permits. <br /> <br />Water Quality Management Planning - The Section 208 <br /> <br /> <br />program in New Mexico is under the direction of the New <br /> <br /> <br />Mexico Water Quality Control Commission. The State of New <br /> <br />Mexico Water Quality Management plan was initially adopted by <br /> <br /> <br />the Commission in 1978 and 1979, and has since been updated <br /> <br />three times. The plan identifies the San Juan River Basin in <br /> <br />New Mexico as one of the top four priority basins for <br /> <br />voluntary implementation of best management practices for <br /> <br />sediment control. <br /> <br />Other Activities - The State of New Mexico through the <br /> <br />Forum members, Advisory Council members, and the New Mexico <br /> <br />Water Quality Control Commission support the Colorado River <br /> <br />Basin Salinity Control program and are taking all reasonable <br /> <br />action to insure its implementation. State actions include: <br /> <br />(1) support of federal legislation including appropriations <br />to implement the program, (2) inclusion of salinity control <br /> <br />measures in the Section 208 plans, (3) dissemination of <br /> <br />information on salinity sources and control measures to the <br /> <br />water users and the public in the Colorado River Basin area <br /> <br />of the state, (4) consultation with industries on potential <br />salinity reduction measures, (5) implementation of Forum <br /> <br />policy through existing legal and institutional mechanisms, <br /> <br />e.g. NPDES, (6) the support of future funding for the Forum <br /> <br />-3l- <br /> <br />~ <br />