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A;~W\ -~~~{~f./1 N W co CD ,~':'.: ~. . (~\'~:i>! ..", ,,::-:.;.:.... V. INSTITUTIONAL AND INTERAGENCY COORDINATION Under authority of Title II of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act, an Advisory Council was created. The Advisory Council is composed of State representatives appointed by Governors of the seven Basin States. The Council is advisory only, and is established to act as liaision between USDI, USDA, EPA, and the Basin States. USDI national program leadership has been delegated to the USBR. To provide for interagency coordination, BR established a Federal Interagency Salinity Control Committee composed of all Federal agencies either participating or, interested in the salinity control' program. Primary participants of this committee include USBR, Bureau of Land Management CBLM), EPA, Fish and Wildlife Services CFWS), U.S. Geological Survey, ARS, and SCS. Major Federal interagency coordination has been achieved through this committee. The committee provides an opportunity to coordinate planning and implementation schedules, to surface and resolve technical and programmatic issues, and to provide for open communication and free flow exchange of information between the agencies. Within USDA, the S~cretary of Agriculture has designated,SCS,as lead agency responsible for the USDA coordination necessary to implement efficiently the provision of the Act. Within the scope of that responsibility"SCS,has designated Mr. Edgar Nelson, Director, Basin and Area Planning Division, as the USDA Salinity Control Liaison Officer. A separate USDA Salinity Control Coordinating Committee provides for internal USDA coordination between ARS, ASCS, ES, CSRS, and SCS. Another major group, the ColoFado River Basin Salinity Control Forum, is also a key participant in the institutional and organizational structure of the program. The Forum was established by the seven Basin States in response to the Clean Water Act of 1977 (Public Law 92-500). The Forum was created by the States to provide a procedure for developing and reviewing water quality standards for the Colorado River as required in Section 303 of the Clean Water Act. In many cases, the same people are on both the Forum and the Advisory Council because both deal with water quality standards and numeric salinity standards for the Colorado River. Created within the Forum is a technical "Work Group" to provide 'technical support and backup for the full Forum membership. In addition to Forum members, a number of Federal advisory representatives also serve on this "Work Group" including USBR, BLM, FWS, EPA and SCS. The "Work Group" essentially prepares working documents for consideration by the full Forum membership. Figure V-I provides a general illustration of the institutional and organizational structure in the CRBSCP. 21 , : i ,