PHOENIX, AZ - Members of the public and media are invited to attend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council’s semi-annual fall meeting. Discussions will include status of salinity control activities as high levels of salinity concentration in the Colorado River water is a major threat to the Upper and Lower Colorado River Basins as it affects agricultural, municipal and industrial water users.
The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act directed the Secretary of the Interior to proceed with a program to control salinity in the Colorado River for use in the United States and Republic of Mexico, which is the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. Without the Salinity Control Program, it is estimated that economic damages would be over $618 million per year. Current measures in place control approximately $382 million or a 62% reduction in economic salinity damages.
WHEN: Oct. 24, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (MST)
Oct. 25, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
WHERE: State Capitol - Executive Tower, 1700 West Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ
WHY: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the accomplishments of federal agencies and make recommendations on future activities to control salinity and other items within the jurisdiction of the Council.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
