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<br />f\.J <br />-'..i <br /> <br />salts into the River system. The goal is to encourage desirable changes in water application <br />technology and management practices. The Basin states work within the framework of ongoing <br />efforts by federal, state and local organizations to achieve this goal. Assistance from the Executive <br />Director of the Forum is also provided. The plan formulation phase of Reclamation, USDA, and <br />BLM salinity control efforts provide an excellent opportunity for public education with regard to <br />Colorado River salinity and the means for its control. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />-.3 <br /> <br />Meetings of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum are open, and the public is <br />welcome to attend. All input, whether oral or written, is considered and acted on as appropriate by <br />the Forum. The Forum also provides for public involvement in the water quality standards review <br />process as public meetings are held to receive comments on the salinity standards during each <br />triennial review. As a result of public input, appropriate adjustments to the program are made. <br /> <br />As each of the Basin states proceeds with its own process to review the standards, one or <br />more state-wide public hearings are held. In addition, there is widespread announcement of Forum <br />and state hearings, and copies of the Review and associated state standards are mailed to interested <br />agencies, groups and individuals. Forum members participate with their own state's water quality <br />planning agencies in matters related to salinity and salinity control, and will continue to do so as the <br />need arises. <br /> <br />Forum Activities <br /> <br />The Forum meets at least twice a year, or as needed, to discuss the Salinity Control Program, <br />the efforts of the federal agencies and the states, and the need for additional policy and/or action by <br />the Forum. During the last trieunial review effort, the Forum met on May 27, 1999 in Durango, <br />Colorado and adopted the review report for 1999. The Forum then held public meetings on <br />August 23, 1999 in Los Angeles, California and on August 24, 1999 in Lyman, Wyoming and, after <br />receiving comments, prepared a supplemental report dated Qctober 1999. <br /> <br />During the current reporting period, the Forum met on Qctober 7, 1999 in San Francisco, <br />California; May 24, 2000 in Price, Utah; Qctober 27, 2000 in Henderson, Nevada; May 17,2001 in <br />Jackson, Wyoming; and November 7, 2001 in Phoenix, Arizona. Since the creation of the Forum <br />in November 1973, the Phoenix meeting was the 65th meeting. The Forum has published a three- <br />volume compilation of all of the minutes of the Forum meetings, one volume from 1973 through <br />1985, another from 1986 through 1991, and one from 1992 through 1996. The Forum held its 66th <br />meeting on June 5, 2002 in Silverthorne, Colorado, approved the 2002 Review as a proposed report, <br />and authorized its publication. Five public meetings were held throughout the Colorado River Basin. <br />The comments received and the Forum's response are included in Appendix D. <br /> <br />A Work Group, created by the Forum, holds meetings on a more frequent basis to review <br />technical information which is generated by the federal agencies. Membership on the Work Group <br /> <br />5-3 <br />