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<br />THE SOLUTION
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<br />lfl 1972,anuroend""'llllotbc Fc<ltralW.tuP"lluuon
<br />Conlrol Ac1. PIlblK La.. 92~loOOlno'" known commolll~
<br />u tM Clan Watt' Act) leU fonh I public pohc).
<br />cmman, 1M 'l!:ItorallOIl allod m&mt.nance of ....It.
<br />q....llly.poUU\loncffluenldlKha',.hmll..lllon.&Jld
<br />cvenn....! ..nopolllUlJOnd""N.'", EPA ,ntcrJ""t<<l tho
<br />Ao;Ilorcqulr't ....~rqu.h(y.l.anc!.'d.. ,ncludJII,
<br />bo""rlC'Ll.l UK dn'rnatioru. IlUmt,,, ..lmlly cmcna. anod
<br />. pl.o.nof,mplcml'nllh<>nfOflhcColol1ldo Rj...,
<br />:-':urmnc cnlcn& ""'''' l\lhKq\lOlntJ~ nubl..hed Illh.....
<br />.Ul1;onsby lhc forom.(Colol1ldo Ri"", BuIflSahnJty
<br />Control forum). The cntma and . plan of
<br />implementation ~rc .doped byeachoflM Rum Sutn.
<br />and approved by EPA Thcmlcr......ton lcrtmnf
<br />mllhgramopc, liter 01 lDS, Ifc
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<br />U>c.allon
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<br />Ann....1
<br />flo........,Jhted
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<br />ado.. Hoon, Dam
<br />fielD.. P.,kcrDam
<br />Al Imp,,"..l Dam
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<br />Tom<<ttheoecmc....anaddlllonalI.3m,l!ionton.o[
<br />sail ann....Uy ...111 ~d to br kepi from lho n""r'."'.tcn
<br />Theo""rall.pp.....chon",...ttn'IMll.andard.ulo
<br />pr..'o't'nt..1t rrom.nl.nnJand m,.inJw,lhlho n..f'.
<br />no... An\lmborofagncult\lral.po,nl.andd,ffl1>CW\lrcn
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<br />Basin Statetl and
<br />Federal AgencieH
<br />Coordination
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<br />An wue as complu as ",lln'IY control a{feclt many
<br />people. Various Bovemmcnul.nullCJ 1Ia-..: ell"'bilnln
<br />lhal eln bo romb,ned 10 mO'1 .ff<<:t,....ly ,mplemenl
<br />fonlmlmea.\lrct In.dd'hOn,p\lblKp&'''''l'''uonplays
<br />. "'y role In..limly<<'''lrol
<br />At the Jtll.lc-..:l..U Of\'<'n Co1onr.do R,-..:. B..m SUU"
<br />rColoBdo. VUII. \liyo"''''''. "'rizona. l".... M..I<o.
<br />C..llfom"',.nd :-;.vada)IIavejolfled.rrOl'U10 ulof'!
<br />.und.fd.and to ""plc"""l. plan 10 mtti Ihot<
<br />.ta.ndardlwhile.....tu.llpplieocoollnuelobod.velopcd
<br />To aoxomplllh needed coord.nal1on. I.... Go'eman 01
<br />.adloflhoc8A!.'nS"'I....ppolnled..pt..,nta.uvellalM
<br />Faf\ltlland lhc Co\lI>rilCColon.do R,ver Ba.,n Sallni,y
<br />Control AdV\lOl'}' CoutICIll '"'"' jJ:fouJ'loool1llnal<
<br />5"'1' acr:ion. aad advu< llle hd.n.l Go-..:mmenl of lhe
<br />Sta.l.........'1onIl11>e1.ff<<:tlolthc..hnll).undard..nd
<br />W1.y..lOmtt1lh<ntuanda.rd.,'T'bc:wlVOUps.......
<br />....bhtt>cdpunlWllloPuhlKla.....n-500and9}-J20.
<br />rctp<ctively
<br />...llhcFcd.rallcwl."'ltnllycontrol...qu'....
<br />ooordlfll.tioo cfforu orllle o.,l"'rtmcnl oflhe Inl.rior.
<br />indudml FWS(Fuh and Wildllf. s.......",j.USGSrU.S
<br />Gcolopca.l S......"yl.IlLM ~Buruu 01 land
<br />M.na.",mml). and llSIlR ~ Bure.u of R<<lamauonl; the
<br />EP ^ I Environment.l Pro\<<llOn .....ncy). and lhe L'SOA
<br />(Department of A~Jtu"'l, U'>C1udlfll SCS ~SOlI
<br />Coruc....llionSC....'ittI...SCS("gr1C1lllun.lS"'hthz..ltlon
<br />.ndCon........lionSCr..,c.)....RSr...Jrio:ulluraJR....n:h
<br />ScI"viaJ.csRsrCoopcr.li-..:StaI<R.oarch~l.
<br />and ESlbt.nsioaSC....''''\
<br />TheCll"'h,hllnofll>cfedcnlllV",,,,,...c.oordlllatcd
<br />lhrough .nlaltra~n<')' Salln.tt~ Conllol Commlll.., In
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<br />of ",1I0l1~. M'" ""'n Id.nuf>ed throughout tho 8A!.ln n..
<br />...1'fIllY control program....,U .mplemenl oonlro~ II thow
<br />.n......luchcontatnlilt lOurcnlhatc:an bclfll<""pt~
<br />and p..""nlcdf,om.nl<llfl'lb< nvefalleulCOll
<br />In Jun. 1'l7~. Congrcu .\'IId.ed thoc Colorado R,ver
<br />Ba.<,n~hnnyControlAcl. PublKla...'l}-)20....hl<h
<br />dltc<:ledll>cSecr........,ollhclntct'la<IOprocecd....lIh.
<br />programlo.nlt.lnct.nd prOIeC\ 1M qualny of ....I..
<br />.~..,lahle ,nlh< Colorado Il.,,,,,r fo..... mIlle Uniled
<br />Sl.al....ndlhcR.l'uhll<ofMuicoTnlelofPubli<;la..
<br />'ll-3:!O.nahlnlbo l'niled SutnloromplY""lh,u
<br />ohhptlOfII und... lhoc a.....menl ....tlh M.xlCO 01 Augu.t
<br />~.I'lnfM,nul.~o_212oflhclnl<rna"onalBoundary
<br />.nd .....11.. Comm....lOn, Vn,l~ S.......nd M.11ool.
<br />concluded punWlnt 10 I"" T"'lly of Fcbruar; 3. l'UI
<br />T,llcUofPuhlM:u..'lJ-l20d....:tc'lltheSecrcuryof
<br />lMlnl<norloupcd'lClhecomplellOnofplann,nl
<br />r..poruon 12 ",hnity oonlrol unlulnd to proc<<d""lh
<br />conllructlonoflhc P.,...do\ V.lley.Grand V.lky.
<br />Cry.uI G.y...r..oo Lu \',p, Wash Un'\!_
<br />TMPrnodnJl51gnedlla..onOctobcrJO.19U...hl<h
<br />amend. PublIC L.... 9}-l20 It di'c<:IS1M Sccr.....ryof
<br />AplCultUre- 10 "'Uhlllh . major ,'olunury onf.rm
<br />CO<lpcrau......hnil)COntroll'rogram IIInh'1l1M
<br />Ocpanm.nl of "',""ullu", The n.... AlricullUK
<br />progr.m ptoVld... for COSI wnn, of onfarm
<br />Impro-..:menucon"".nl.."h,hcd'l'f:f:ofon.'I..nd
<br />offm. dO""'I""'" bent/iu as d'l.muned for lhot proJC1'\
<br />.rca. M.ximum fed.ral COIl .Ita.... an not 10 .\te..d ro
<br />pcrocnt unlcuhl\lhotrle,,,loa....ppro'o't'd by the Scc...llry
<br />of....gncultU...n..M...IUlhortlydsort<OlUlrctlltal).Q
<br />pcrttnlofIIKFcdcralw'l.h.o.Ube..paldrroml'<>~r
<br />...'''nue.l!!'o<raledlhrau\lhth<Urpcr.ndLo.....s...n
<br />fund.
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<br />rUrpo1<1lf1cl\ldc eoord,nation oflDl.nal!!'mcnt of
<br />,Itlplod.\lricullu",. ",..an:hlnd ,mplemc-ntallonoloff-
<br />andanf.rm lfI1pro'''....nlS.and lfI1picmcnta.lionof
<br />..lccted po,nl.nd nanpo'nl control mca.IU""
<br />CO<lrdltlllion bcl~ lJSO".nd Reclamahon ..
<br />.nha.nocd lhroust!lh'l<l."nlnofanSCS, 8RTechnlC&l
<br />Policy Coo.d,nahon Comm'ttee .nd 1M .uffm,Of lhe
<br />VSO" a..,n Co(",finalor 10. Salinny Canlrnl in
<br />R...,lamallon'. Colorado R'...r W.l<r Quahty OfT""
<br />Int..a"'ncyeoord'OIllOn...nh'nliSO....lImalnl.a'fI<<f
<br />tbrough . lISDA Saluuly Conllol eoonllOlllnl
<br />Comontll'"
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<br />TheStatNI
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<br />Tllc Colo'aDO RI~'I fluln SI.l.. .upport lh. ..ltnlly
<br />rontroIJlfoa:rlrnlh'ouJh......r~ua.tilyma.na~lJI<nl
<br />pw...cffluenldllC'wl!!'rontro1.lndedllC&uon,nthe
<br />.onlloloftahruty.
<br />The flu,n SUlQ ,nd'VIdu.a.lly developed "I..r qualtty
<br />!lllna".......,l pla...locClnfarm1l1lhthcrt<Olw,r.,mcnl.of
<br />o<<llan ;!OS 01 the OeIn W.l.r "<I. n.....rcqU1t1:....nll
<br />ltIflud. f'IIbllC,n~ol-..:....nl,problem.......mnll.
<br />ldclluflCllIlOllofbo;:rt.....IIIFm<'1I1pradl<n.
<br />..uhluhmo:lIl of control PfOpllms..nd d....gnauon 01
<br />IDI.naFmenl.l!!'l>C>C'l
<br />Slat. ptoa:rl"",.lsolrldud.lheoontrolollllfl.l
<br />duwhc'lllOhd.ftornpo,ald",harsnlb.ou]!:hthe
<br />'POESI'>;II,oOlI Pollu..nl ['hKharll'f EIHrllOluon
<br />S;'t\.ml pcmut pr<>rr-m. F,.h halcl1c".... luml'<t
<br />I'rod<><l-lI1llU.,......SC tr'.l"""t rla.nll.lndpo"'~rrlanl
<br />....ll..a...wrn<oflh<munlClpa.llnd'nduolnal.muenl
<br />wUf<nund<-.oonnol R.....olt""'lcd......t...at..u
<br />cncoura~..Il!!'ncflll'ntICIl'lelndusm......lllO
<br />.llCollrall'f'd lou....hnc.....ln 1fI rlaaoflrnh"'ll"
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<br />For Inl<na<.Ih< Irncndmcnt 10 PublK La...9l-320
<br />pro.ldctforIMfollo..'nll<l.'on'nolp..~,ouslYlncludaf
<br />\nlhe R<<lamananpruJflm
<br />....ulhonll.ho..ofco...ll\l<1ionofSl.all.lollhe
<br />Lo....r Gu.nnlSOlI Ba51n lin't ,r>cf the McElmo C""'~
<br />l;nn.'.l"'rtoflhoc Dolo,.. ProjtCI
<br />2. rn. u.. 01 c...I<ffc<:l""nc" I' a d<Cli,onmali.,n.
<br />crn.non
<br />10'nll...,h,hlyllUd......nh'nduttnal...'I......,.,....
<br />apanofonllo,nsSall""Wll..UStan(1)t.posal
<br />Opportunll1CSacllul...
<br />~ "lIthoruy lor lhot Sccr<Ul) of lhe lnl..-io.lo
<br />conlracr:..nhnon.Fed..a1...I;t...rororgamll.llon.
<br />con.uU<lLOn,opcf.tlOlI. malfll.nanu.lnd
<br />ttplaOtmenlofaulhonud",hn'tYCO<>I,ulfactlnlC1-
<br />,",ulhonly 10 ronru...nll~ "plao< ,ncid.nl.l filII
<br />lnd...lldltr.""lue.forejl.oo<u...linilyconltolunll.
<br />a..c<>nl1ruct<<1
<br />fI_ Thlrt}p'rttnlrClmhutuhleftomlbcUppo:r.nd
<br />l.o..." lIas,nfundl onlhc nc....ly'luthortlN un,t. 10
<br />be"'l"'ld..lherdunnllhot;'....flheupcndnu....n:
<br />madc<>ro,,,rlHT,,,".llbml.""1.8ycClonpanson.25
<br />pcro<nlaflh<ron.truC1l0nccoll.ofp..viou.ly
<br />IUlhoru.d unn....la bcrcp.aid fromlht- 8,u,n
<br />J-.llnd.o...r50yea....nh<>"t'nt....l
<br />7, Coml'lttnoc...nh pr<>Of'durll,rodluMt.n\l-..:Stll.
<br />....I.IIa..
<br />DUUlhof11.ltlonoflhcCIl'51.IIGcy..rUnll,n,ti.ally
<br />.ulhonudlot oonllrucllonund.. PublIC La..
<br />9}-J20
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<br />In.ddu'on.lhcSctt.l..ryoflhelnl.rior....d,re-ctedlo
<br />doad..,nacplannm]!:.lud...onSinh,.dV..ll<:y.alJuru.u
<br />of L.oo\1aOl!t"ment(IJLM'prOj<<!'_
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<br />Edu<&l'onand p\lhhc,n'"ol...mcnt.".mph..il.cd
<br />TMha.'n",'d.natu""f",ltn,t~"'<lu"...n........_ol
<br />..hally-wul""'. ,mp;tcr:..andallct1lllive ","hod. or
<br />conlrol Tbc R..,n Sl..l.. conlin"" 10 ..or~ lhroulh lhe
<br />forum ...uh ron",mcd a!t"oclCl 10 ,n=.... puhll<
<br />und.....ndin.of"'hn.tty
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<br />Colorado River Hasin Salinity
<br />Control Forum and Colorado
<br />River Basin Salinity Control
<br />Advisory Council
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<br />ThcForum..compoocdoluptOlh""'''.I..rn<nt=
<br />and a<.....I..qualtly''''pre..-nlll1......fromeaclloflbl:
<br />..venColorldo R,vel Balin s..tco. Ippoinlod hylhcu
<br />r",f'<<I"" ,o...,non The Ad.-isory Council Ii lbo
<br />.ompoltd af up 10 lh= ""rnbc'1.ppo.nl<<f hy lh<
<br />~O'"mo" 01 cach of lhot ..~.n Colorado R'vef o...n
<br />.t.t..
<br />..........1I110f Puhllc l.a... lJl-500.1h< FOrllm...a.
<br />...ul>lut>cd ,n 197JISII1"Itth.anumfor ,nl.nlllt
<br />.O<lpcrallon.ndlod.""lop....l...ql.llllly.uad.rd.
<br />Scd,,.,n JOJ of lhe Clean W."r A<I KqUlI'QIMllhot..
<br />"'-"lcrqua."t)',unda,dsl'<",.".~ftomlimctotimc.
<br />h-ut It WI 0""'''''1' Ih=",:o.n
<br />n.c ",,,n...UI< Forum,...tlhthc.1d Ofll.,nt.rnal
<br />\\o,~Group,p",I"'''''. ..,...... 01 the ....I..qualiW
<br />'IInd.rds.,ocludlllJ numen< ern.... and lhe plan of
<br />lmp"'mcnI.aIlOnpr"'IOu.l)dc-..:lopcdh)'IIleForum. Tbc
<br />1911-Ire-""""ndudodlhcmod,flClllonsof""'lI10ll110Ihe
<br />plan of ,mplemenullon lhal h.o,.. become ~.Ia
<br />rnultof.hanj!<dcondlllonsandlllcu.i.labllllyoihcllcr
<br />,nfarma.llon
<br />In .!>art. the I'orum u c""""mod "',lh lhe
<br />.mplcmen"hon plan pt<>l'flS. the aume'" Oll.na..nd
<br />...hethott lhe.und4rd. ",Ubcmct o. ma~ti,'D<d~
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<br />THE SOLUTION-FORUM AND STATE ROLES
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