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<br />o <br />t.t:>o <br />l-" <br />{",;) <br /> <br />Environmental Protection Agency <br />The major Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) programs <br />dealing with salinity control (Water Quality Management Plan- <br /> <br />ning and NPDES permits) are largely delegated to the states. <br /> <br />Therefore, these programs are discussed in other sections of <br /> <br />this report. EPA maintains oversight responsibilities for <br />these delegated programs. Congress has approved funding for <br />Section 205(j) of the Clean Water Act, and this money may be <br /> <br />available for State and Areawide salinity control programs. <br /> <br />EPA reviews revisions to water quality standards for <br /> <br />consistency with the requirements of the Clean Water Act. <br /> <br />In this capacity, the three regional offices are reviewing <br /> <br /> <br />individual state actions on the "1981 Review, Water Quality <br /> <br />Standards for Salinity, Colorado River System." <br /> <br />In testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Water and <br />Power on the proposed amendment (S. 2202) to the Colorado <br />River Basin Salinity Control Act, EPA testified in support of <br /> <br />the cooperative, basinwide salinity control effort. <br /> <br />EPA continues to support the Basin States in the <br />development and implementation of state salinity control <br />strategies. <br /> <br />The Forum and EPA policy encouraging the use of poorer <br /> <br /> <br />quality water for industrial purposes is being implemented <br /> <br />primarily through NEPA review responsibilities. <br /> <br />-22- <br />