WSP07862

• File Number: 8272.300.50
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 12/31/1997
• Author: CRBSC Advisory Counc
• Title: 1997 Annual Report on the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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1997 ANNUAL REPORT

This report serves as an annual advisory to the federal agencies concerning the Council's
determination of the progress of the salinity control program and the need for specific actions by
involved federal agencies. The report is brief and does not contain a full description and analysis
of the salinity control program. For the reader who is not familiar with the salinity control program,
it is suggested that you refer to either the Quality of Water, Colorado River Basin, Progress Report
No. 18, January 1997, or the 1996 Review, Water Quality Standards for Salinity - Colorado River
System Final Report, June 1996. The first report can be obtained by contacting Dave Trueman, the
Salinity Coordinator for the Bureau of Rec1amation, at [phone], 125 South State Street,
Room 6107, Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1102. The second report can be obtained by contacting Jack
A. Barnett, the Executive Director for the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum, at (801)
292-4663,106 West 500 South, Suite 101, Bountiful, UT 84010.

The Council met in Tucson, Arizona, on October 22,1997. At that meeting, the Council received

reports from and made inquiries ofthe federal agencies involved in salinity control, and approved

the budget recommendations contained in this report. The Council also made time available for

public comment and one member ofthe public responded. The record was left open to allow written

comment by the public but no comments were received. This reports covers the period from January

I through December 31, 1997.

COUNCIL COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The 1996 Review, Water Quality Standards for Salinity - Colorado River System Final Report, (1996
Review) June 1996, and Supplemental Report, October, 1996 prepared by the Forum describe the
numeric criteria for salinity, the implementation plan, the individual salinity control projects and
their status. The Council, while appreciating the assistance each of the federal agencies provided
to the Forum during the preparation of the 1996 Review, notes that the 1999 Review effort is
beginning as required under the Clean Water Act and the Council looks forward to assistance from
the federal agencies.

COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL

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