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<br />o <br />~ <br />~ <br />CO <br /> <br />Water Quality <br />Management Plans-20B <br /> <br />The states have developed water quality management plans <br /> <br />to conform with the requirements of Section 208 of the Clean <br /> <br />Water Act. <br /> <br />The status of the plans are summarized as <br /> <br />follows: <br /> <br />Arizona - The l~orthern Arizona Council of Governments <br /> <br />(NACOG) and the District IV Council of Governments are <br /> <br />designated as Section 208 areawide planning agencies for the <br /> <br />areas that drain into the Colorado River above Imperial Dam. <br /> <br />Areawide and State 208 plans were conditionally approved by <br /> <br />EPA in February and September 1979, respectively. These <br />plans have been subsequently amended without change in <br />salinity control provisions. Agricultural best management <br />practices and implementation of policy for industrial uses of <br />brackish/saline waters offer the best opportunity for <br />salini ty control. <br /> <br />California - The Water Quality Control Plan for the East <br /> <br />Colorado River Basin, adopted by the California Regional <br />Water Quality Control Board and the State Water Resources <br />Control Board in 1975, is being updated. Hearings on the <br />updated plan are expected in late 1982 and early 1983. The <br /> <br />salinity control component of the water quality plan is <br /> <br />consistent with Forum's plan of implementation for salinity <br /> <br />control. The Regional Water Quality Control Board is working <br /> <br /> <br />with the Forum and local entities to insure that <br /> <br />implementation of the water quality plan is achieved. <br /> <br />-28- <br />