Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program

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environmental protection program federal water quality program

The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program was a federal initiative aimed at reducing salt loading in the Colorado River to protect water quality for agricultural, municipal, and environmental uses across the basin.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	environmental protection program ⓘ federal water quality program ⓘ
addresses	water quality standards for salinity ⓘ
administeredBy	Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ Natural Resources Conservation Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
aimsTo	comply with international salinity obligations to Mexico ⓘ maintain agricultural productivity in the Colorado River Basin ⓘ reduce economic damages from saline irrigation water ⓘ
appliesTo	Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorizedBy	United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
benefits	Mexico under the 1944 Water Treaty ⓘ downstream agricultural users ⓘ downstream municipal water users ⓘ
coordinatedBy	Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
focusesOn	irrigation-induced salinity ⓘ nonpoint source pollution control ⓘ salt loading reduction ⓘ
geographicScope	Lower Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMainGoal	protect water quality for agricultural uses ⓘ protect water quality for environmental uses ⓘ protect water quality for municipal uses ⓘ reduce salinity in the Colorado River ⓘ
hasTypeOfMeasure	management and conservation practices ⓘ structural salinity control measures ⓘ
implements	canal lining and piping projects ⓘ on-farm irrigation improvements ⓘ rangeland and watershed improvements ⓘ salinity control structures ⓘ
legislativeBasis	Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974 NERFINISHED ⓘ
monitors	salinity concentrations at key river stations ⓘ
relatedTo	Clean Water Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado River Compact NERFINISHED ⓘ
stakeholders	farmers and ranchers ⓘ federal agencies ⓘ irrigation districts ⓘ municipal water providers ⓘ state agencies in Colorado River Basin states ⓘ
targets	irrigated agriculture ⓘ saline return flows ⓘ
timePeriod	late 20th century ⓘ
uses	cost-sharing with landowners ⓘ federal funding for salinity control projects ⓘ

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Environmental Quality Incentives Program → replaced → Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program ⓘ