Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council Notice of Public Meeting
The Bureau of Reclamation is publishing this notice to announce that a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council (Council)...
The Bureau of Reclamation is publishing this notice to announce that a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council (Council) will take place. The meeting is open to the public.
DATES:
The meeting will take place in-person and virtually on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, beginning at 3:00 p.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. (PDT) and Thursday, May 14, 2026, beginning at 8:30 a.m. to approximately 9:30 a.m. (PDT).
ADDRESSES:
The in-person meeting will be held at the Southern Nevada Water Authority, Molasky Corporate Center, 100 N City Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89106.
Kathleen Callister, telephone (801) 524-3781; email at
kcallister@usbr.gov.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The meeting of the Council is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972. The Council was established by the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-320) (Act) to receive reports and advise Federal agencies on implementing the Act.
Purpose of the Meeting:
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the accomplishments of Federal agencies and make recommendations on future
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activities to control salinity in the Colorado River Basin.
Agenda:
Council members will be briefed on the status of salinity control activities. Discussions about salinity control research studies will occur. The Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and United States Geological Survey of the Department of the Interior; the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture; and the Environmental Protection Agency will each present a progress report and a schedule of activities on salinity control in the Colorado River Basin. The Council will discuss salinity control activities, the contents of the reports, and the Basin States Program created by Public Law 110-246, which amended the Act. A final agenda will be posted online at
https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/salinity/
at least one week prior to the meeting. This notice is published less than seven days in advance of the meeting as agenda items require the Council's immediate consideration to support Federal program deadlines, interagency coordination needs, and time-sensitive decision processes essential to program implementation. Delay in convening the Council would impede the ability to meet program timelines, address pending recommendations, and ensure continuity in federally mandated planning and review processes in support of public interests.
Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations:
The meeting is open to the public. Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable accommodations. We ask that you contact Ms. Kathleen Callister (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice) at least seven (7) business days prior to the meeting to give the Department of the Interior sufficient time to process your request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis.
Individuals wanting virtual access to the meeting or those requiring special accommodations should contact Kathleen Callister (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
) no later than seven (7) days prior to the meeting, to receive instructions.
Public Comments:
The Council chairman will provide time for oral comments from members of the public at the meeting. Individuals wanting to make an oral comment should contact Ms. Kathleen Callister (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
) to be placed on the public comment list. Members of the public may also file written statements with the Council before, during, or up to 30 days after the meeting either in person or by mail. Written comments provided to Kathleen Callister (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
) by May 8, 2026, will be considered during the Council meeting.
Public Disclosure of Personal Information:
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
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“Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council Notice of Public Meeting,” thefederalregister.org (May 7, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-09022/colorado-river-basin-salinity-control-advisory-council-notice-of-public-meeting.