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OfJ2~d5 . . Secretary of the Interior for her approval and signature. The final 2003 AOP will include: . Upper Basin Delivery: The minimum objective release criterion will control the annual release from Glen Canyon Dam during water year 2003 in accordance with Article 11(2) of the Operating Criteria unless spill avoidance and/or the storage equalization criteria in Article 11(3) is controlling. . Lower Basin Deliverv: For operation of Hoover Dam, the Full Domestic Surplus condition is the criterion governing the operation of Lake Mead for calendar year 2003 in accordance with Article ill(3)(b) of the Operating Criteria, Article 11(8)(2) of the Decree and Sections 2(8)(2) and 7 of the Interim Surplus Guidelines, provided that the Quantification Settlement Agreement (QSA) is executed consistent with Section 5(8) of the Interim Surplus Guidelines. If the QSA is not executed by December 31, 2002, consistent with Section 5(8) of the Interim Surplus Guidelines "the interim surplus detenninations under Sections 2(8)(1) and 2(8)(2) of these guidelines will be suspended and will instead be based upon the 70R Strategy, for either the remainder of the period identified in Section 4(A) or until such time as California completes all required actions and complies with the reductions in water use reflected in Section5(C) of these Guidelines, whichever occurs first." Such a determination would result in the Normal condition governing the operation of Lake Mead for calendar year 2003 in accordance with Article ill(3)(a) of the Operating Criteria, Article II(B)(1) of the Decree and Sections 2(8)(3), 5(8) and 7, of the Interim Surplus Guidelines, . Water Apportioned but Unused: Any Lower Division State may be allowed to utilize water apportioned to, but unused by, another Lower Division State in accordance with Article 11(8)(6) of the Decree and Article XI, Section 1(8) of the Interim Surplus Guidelines. . 1944 U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty Deliverv: A volume of 1.5 rnaf of water will be allowed to be scheduled for delivery to Mexico during calendar year 2003 in accordance with Article 15 of the I 944 U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty and Minute No. 242 of the International Boundary and Water Commission. Last month the Board discussed the importance of fmalizing the 2003 AOP to help guide the negotiations on the QSA. In support of that effort, representatives of the Basin States have encouraged the Secretary of the Interior, via a letter dated October 3, 2002, to sign the 2003 AOP and forward it to the governors of the seven Colorado River Basin States through an expedited process. 3