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<br />w <br />W <br />~Feasibility investigations under the Coloradif River Water Quality <br />Improvement program'were initially progressing more slowly than was <br />desi~able because of ' the newness of the technology and the limited staff <br />that was available. However, in recent years, those problems have <br />been overcome and the studies are continuing essentially on schedule. <br />We have recently prepared Special Reports or Status Reports on four <br />agricultural source units which indicate that formulated plans for <br />these units appear to have viability for successful implementation. <br />We have also let contracts for fe~sibility studies on four point <br />and diffuse source units to identify the salt loading mechanisms and <br />develop alternatives for control. In addition, we have just released <br />a Special Report on the Saline Water Use and Disposal Opportunities <br />Concepts, our first step toward adopting the Forum's policy for <br />industrial use of saline water. That report suggests that beneficial <br />use of saline and brackish water may replace desalting and evaporation <br />as a more cost effective and environmentally acceptable salinity control <br /> <br />strategy. <br /> <br />In summary, we believe the Proposed 1981 Review - Water Quality <br />Standards for Salinity, Colorado River System, which confirms the <br />numeric criteria and updates the plan of implementation for salinity <br />'control, is an excellent review of the established standards. We <br />concur in the adequacy of numeric criteria for the next 3 years and <br />in the plan of implementation. We look forward to continued close <br />cooperation with the Forum, the Basin States, and the Federal agencies <br />in implementing the control program. <br /> <br />40 <br />