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<br />'. <br /> <br />t\) <br />~ <br />o <br />./;:0. <br /> <br />Council is also assisted by the Forum's staff. <br />is the Executive Director of the Forum. <br /> <br />Jack Barnett <br /> <br />Most of the members of the Advisory Council are also <br /> <br />members of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum. <br /> <br /> <br />The Cou,ncil and Forum are related in their activities, but <br /> <br />they dO have different functions. <br /> <br />The Clean Water Act, as interpreted by the Environmental <br />Protection Agency (EPA), required setting of numeric criteria <br />for salinity for the Colorado River, and establishment of an <br />interstate organization to develop a salinity control plan. <br />In response to BPA's requirements, the Basin states formed an <br />interstate group, the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control <br />Forum. The Forum developed water quality standards for <br /> <br />salinity for the Colorado River, including numeric criter:ia <br />and a basinwide plan of implementation. These were adopted <br />by the seven Basin states as part of their state standards <br />and were approved by EPA. The permanent Work Group, under <br />the authority of the Forum, is charged with making the <br /> <br />necessary studies, providing technical advice, and keeping <br />current with events and changes which will enable the Forum <br />to make decisions on matters concerning the numeric criteria <br /> <br />and the plan of implementation. Since establishment of the <br />salinity standards in 1975, the Forum has conducted three <br />triennial reviews, 1978, 1981, and 1984. <br />Since the last report was submitted, the Advisory <br />Council met on October 28, 1985, in Phoenix, Arizona. At <br /> <br />-2- <br />