WSP07020

• File Number: 8272.100.60
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 12/1/1982
• Author: CRBSCF
• Title: Fifth Annual Progress Report - Water Quality Standards for Salinity - Colorado River System - December 1982
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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values that might have been foregone as a result of the con-

struction of salinity control unitso The legislation further

authorizes a program to be carried out by the Secretary of

Agriculture for onfarm irrigation improvements so that sali-

nity returning from agricultural practices can be reduced.

The agriculture portion of the legislation calls for the
expenditure of approximately $200,000,000 over the next seven

fiscal years and allows for a portion of the costs to be paid

for by the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund and
the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund.

On June 20, the Subcommittee on Water & Power of the

Energy and Natural Resources Committee chaired by Senator

Murkowski of Alaska held a hearing on S. 2202. The Executive

Director of the Forum testified, as did the State of Colorado

and the State of Cali forn i a.

Addi tional testimony was

received from the Department of the Interior, the Department

of Agriculture, State Department, and EPA. The federal agen-

cies were asked to prepare a legislative report which has not

yet been received.

On April 6, H.R. 6097 was introduced into the House of

Representati ves by Representative Kogovsek of Colorado, Re-

presentative Brown of Colorado, Representative Coelho of

California, Representative Lewis of California, Representa-

tive Santini of Nevada, Representative Clausen of California,

Representati ve Cheney of Wyoming, Representative Chappie of

California, Representative Thomas of California, Representa-

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