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<br />o <br />~ <br />rv <br />.\) <br /> <br />Other Acti vities <br /> <br />Arizona As an active participant in the COlorado River <br /> <br />Basin Salinity Control Forum, the State of Arizona fully <br /> <br />supports the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. <br /> <br />The State Water Quality Control Council has adopted the <br /> <br />1975 and 1978 and. 1981 revisions of the Colorado River <br /> <br />salinity standards including the plan of implementation as <br /> <br />part of its water quality regulation. The State has also <br /> <br />adopted the "Policy for Use of Brackish and/or Saline Waters <br /> <br />for Industrial Purposes" and encourages the use of these <br /> <br />waters for industrial purposes where feasible. <br /> <br />Arizona currently prepares the permits under the NPDES <br /> <br />permit program fOllowing the policy developed by the Forum <br /> <br /> <br />and approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. The <br /> <br /> <br />permits are then issued by EPA. <br /> <br />Other state actions in support of the basin wide <br /> <br />salinity control effort include: <br /> <br />support of federal <br /> <br />legislation and appropriations to implement the program; <br /> <br />providing funds for the Forum's executive director position; <br /> <br />providing matching funds to support the USGS water quality <br /> <br />data collection program in the State; and maintenance of <br /> <br />several water quality monitoring stations throughout the <br /> <br />State. <br /> <br />California - California continues to support the Forum <br /> <br />as it has done since its creation on salinity issues. The <br /> <br />State Water Resources Control Board, on May 20, 1982, adopted <br /> <br />-32- <br /> <br />.,; <br />