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<br />to gain their endorsement of the project. The State of <br /> <br />Nevada continues to support the Colorado River Basin Salinity <br /> <br />o <br />~ <br />N <br />,.;.,. <br /> <br />Control Program. <br /> <br />Ne~_Mexico - The State of New Mexico through the Forum <br /> <br /> <br />l"lember, Advisory Council members, and the New Mexico Water <br /> <br />Quality Control Commission support the Colorado River Basin <br /> <br />Salinity Control Program and are taking all reasonable action <br /> <br />to insure its implementation. State actions include: (1) <br />support of federal legislation including appropriations to <br />implement the program, (2) inclusion of salinity control <br />measures in the 208 plans, (3) dissemination of information <br /> <br />on salinity sources and control measures to the water users <br /> <br />and the public in the Colorado River Basin area of the state, <br />(4) qonsultation with industries on potential salinity reduc- <br /> <br />tion measures, (5) implementation of Forum's Policy through <br /> <br />existing legal and institutional mechanisms, e.g. NPDES, (6) <br /> <br /> <br />the support of future funding for the Forum executive <br /> <br />director whose major function is to assist in carrying out <br /> <br />the Colorado River Salinity program, (7) allocation of state <br /> <br />financial and manpower resources to several salinity research <br /> <br />efforts, (8) providing matching funds to support the USGS <br /> <br /> <br />water quality data collection program in the Colorado River <br /> <br />Basin portion of the state which is necessary to monitor <br />salinity conditions on the river, and (9) maintaining a <br /> <br />continuous water quality planning program whereby new or, <br /> <br />additional salinity control measures can be addressed. <br /> <br />-34- <br />