<br />THE SOLUTION 8
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<br />It'a!'>l Oller> "\'t'ry ] YI'MS. nw
<br />St'\"'n-~l'lt,. Forum, with till' .ud or
<br />Its tntl'rn.ll Work Group, prep,lfl'<;
<br />It'll!. ".v,,,w III tl'w W,llt'f quality
<br />~!,lndMd!>. Includin~ numeric
<br />cnll'ri,l ,lnei the plan of
<br />Impll'mt'nt,lti1lrl
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<br />ltw Forum'", Work Gn.up IS trw
<br />kchnlC,jl "rnl11i tIll' Forum. Tn"
<br />~V"rk Group e,m",,,t.. of ,11 J...a..t "nt'
<br />n'prl'"...nt.lhVl' fmm l'.lCh of tht,
<br />Ilasm St,lle... who m,w or may not
<br />b".l ml'mtw( 01 tht' Forum Th.'
<br />b,l"ic funclwn ." tht' \Vorl-. Group IS
<br />to prr}\,ldr> techmcal ft'VII'W ilrld
<br />,m,llp's f(lf th.' Forum, thl:' polley-
<br />makmg gn'up. The Wmk Group
<br />,11",J <;I'r'I'I'" tnl'Councd In the
<br />rapacity pi .lrllrlformal h-.:hnlC,ll
<br />rt'VII''W ,md study It'ilm.
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<br />Tht' Council (t'st.\blishro by
<br />I'ubllc L,W 93.)20) recen""!;. fertlfl!>
<br />lrom ,1IJ F{'dl'rJI"I~l'nClCS on sallmty
<br />control actlvltll''> ,md rrrpiln'S an
<br />,mnu,11 rt'PNt which makl's
<br />rl'comml'nd,ltinns 10 the- SI'Cn'tMll'S
<br />of tIll' Ill'p<lftml'nts of thl' Inh'ri0r
<br />,1nd I\~nculturl..' .1nd to tht'
<br />Admlnlstr;,lor of lht. Ef'A Thl'
<br />rl..'poll ilddn'_~>;.t'~ ,11l maUl'rs rl'1.1hng
<br />I,) tt"l\' dfu:wnl ,!nd timely plannln!,:
<br /><lnd I'H"Cllllon of s.111n1ty control
<br />1n1'i\SUrl'S ,mJ prOCt'Jufl'S spl'Clfll'd
<br />m PubliC 1..11-,,' <1)-)20, Tltll' [1..1'>
<br />,1ml'ndl..'d Tlw C(lllncil ,11~1 m,l~"s
<br />II"Comm.'ru1,11Ions cov,'nng Ihl'
<br />hud,l';el ,lnd lllhl'T ,1spect" l,f thl'
<br />rrngr,lm
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<br />Tll<' pJ,ln 01 Impll'mentiltl.ln. ,1S
<br />r.t't fmth In tl1\' 1975, 1'0178, 1981,
<br />148<1, lq~7, 19QO, ,md 1993 Forum
<br />rt'port<<. mdudl'S thl' Fl'd.'r,ll s,lllmt\.
<br />
<br />conlrol units discu......l'd In ilnotht'r
<br />"l'Ctlon of thIS documl>nl. Tnt' pliln
<br />ill..o lnc1udrs ..ff]u('nt Iimllatlons or
<br />i\iPDES Permits for IndustTlal pomt
<br />..outce discharp_'s wllh tnl' .,bjectl\'l'
<br />Ilf no sail return \-\Ih.'nt'ver
<br />prilclicabll'.
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<br />In 1477, thl..' Forum adopll'd tIll'
<br />"Policy for Impll'ml'nt<1tlon of
<br />Colnr<1do Rlvl'r Salinity Stimdards
<br />Through the NPDES Permit
<br />['nl~r.1m." ThiS policy, 'ldopted by
<br />,111 of Iht' Basin St.llL'S, pro\'id~
<br />guidance in <1pplying the salinity
<br />~tanddrds through the NPDES
<br />pt'rmllhng .lUlhotlt)' In regulatmg
<br />munICIpal and industrial point
<br />~()urcl' dlschargt.s,
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<br />In ~ptt'mber 1900, the forum
<br />,ldopled a "Policy for the Use of
<br />Brackish and/or Saline Waters for
<br />Industrial PurpDSe:'>" where II is
<br />environmentally Mlund and
<br />l'({ln(lmicall~' f",aslble .md whrre lis
<br />use would not significantly InCH'aSe
<br />consumptive USt' of Color<ldo Rlvl'r
<br />~y!>t",m W,lter. Further, till' w;('(,f
<br />br.lckish wall'rs for industrial
<br />purpOst'S IS ,mother WilY to T,,->duel'
<br />~a]t contnbullons lolhl' tl\'l'r systl'm.
<br />
<br />\1r. Jad.. t\ B.1rn('lt, E~I'Cull\'I'
<br />DlrC'Ctllr of thC' F()rum, provldt'S a
<br />(ocal poml of contacl for thl' Forum
<br />III d{;.llmg wl'h s.lhmly probll'ms of
<br />lfl!l'rstillt'''l~nlilcancl'
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<br />Z8{JO
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<br />9 THE SOLUTION
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<br />Forum Members
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<br />t\ril_nn.l
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<br />fln.1n E, Munson
<br />ASSistant Dln.'CtOr
<br />OfficeofWilterQu,lllt)'
<br />Dl'p.1ftml'nt of EnvlH'nnll'f1t<11
<br />QU.1lilv
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<br />C. Laurl'nn' Lm.wr
<br />DI'pUI)' Dlrpctor
<br />t\fllon,l Dcp.1rlmenl nf VV,ltl'r
<br />[{1'sourn'S
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<br />GI'OTg('W Barr
<br />BoaTd of Directors
<br />Central Arilona Wall'T
<br />Consprvatlon Di..tnct
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<br />Californi.l
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<br />Gerald R Zlmml.'Tman
<br />EXl'Culivl'DITt'CtoT
<br />Color,ldo River Board of California
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<br />DuarwL.Gt"l'Tgeson
<br />ASslsl.1ntG,meral :>1anagi'r
<br />\1etropolitan WatN District
<br />of SouthI'm C.llif,lmla
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<br />\.....lltl'rG.Pellit
<br />Chid, Dh'lsion ('If Water Ri~hls
<br />Califoml.1 Slate Water RI'sourcl'S
<br />C"ntro] HO.lTd
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<br />Cnlorado
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<br />!J,WI..! W. Robblfl"
<br />HIli and R()bhins, Attorn!'y
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<br />DATle..CLIIt',DlrC'Ct.'r
<br />Colorado \V;Hl'r C"nst.'r\'<1lton Board
<br />Collltado Department of N,ltur.11
<br />Rt'~)lIrCl><;
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<br />J. Davld Holm, Dlfl.'CtOf
<br />W,ltl.r Qu,lllt\' Control Dlviswn
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<br />,\:..\'ad.l
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<br />LI'WIS fl. Dlld~lon, Adminlstr;ltor
<br />Divisltlf\ of EnvHonnlt'nt,ll
<br />Pl't.tl...'lll)n
<br />Dl'p.lflml'nt (If Cllnwrvalalf\ .md
<br />Niltllr.IIRl'Sl)Urn'!>
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<br />Thom,ls E Clhlll, D'fl'CtnT
<br />C\\lnf,ldl1 Rl\"l'r CI)nlmlSSUln (ll
<br />1\:,'vM1.1
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<br />['..tl'rc' :>.lnrrns,DlIl'l"Illf
<br />Dl-parlnll'nt of Con~'n'.ltl(ln and
<br />Nalur.ll R\'s"urn.~
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<br />:\'l"w:>'1..,ico
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<br />\\'illJ.lmJ.~tllIl.r
<br />Intl'rst,ltl' Strt'am En!,:lnl'l'r
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<br />Ulah
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<br />D. LiHry Anal'fSlln. Onect"r
<br />Dl\'i~IOn of \\'all'r [{l'~(lUrn's
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<br />J,lY ll. f'11"in, ,\sslstal1t Dirlxtof
<br />OUrl',lU of \",'atl'r P.,!Iution Control
<br />Utilh Slilt!;' DIviSion oi
<br />Enl'lfClnmrnt.11 !~e.llth
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<br />\\'yoming
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<br />C,)rdlln \\" L1S~dt
<br />51.1h'FIl~II""'r
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<br />\\'ll1hlm L G.lrI.1nd, i\dmmlstr,llor
<br />Willt'T QualIty DIVISIon
<br />Departm.'nt 1,1 Enl'lwnnWnl.l!
<br />Quality
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<br />D.mS. Iludd
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<br />["l..rst.llt' SIII'.Ull C,'mml~"l.>n.'r
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