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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />operation of Senator Wash Reservoir for safety of dams reasons. <br /> <br />With the reinstatement ofthe surplus provisions ofthe Interim Surplus Guidelines (ISG), the <br />Lower Division States' consumptive use of Colorado River water for calendar year 2004 is based <br />on a partial domestic surplus. As of February 1 ", the Lower Division States' consumptive use of <br />Colorado River water for calendar year 2003, as calculated by the Board's staff, totals 7.832 maf <br />before deduction of 0.195 maf for unmeasured return flow credits and is distributed as follows: <br />Arizona, 3.035 maf; California, 4.492 maf; and Nevada, 0.305 maf. In 2003 the Central Arizona <br />Project (CAP) diverted 1.686 maf, of which 0.213 mafis to be credited to the Arizona Water Bank. <br />The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) used about 0.684 mafor 55 percent <br />of its actual use of mainstream water in 2002. MWD wheeled a total of 666 acre-feet in both <br />November and December 2003 through its system to the city ofTijuana. <br /> <br />The preliminary end-of-year measure for 2003 California agricultural consumptive use of <br />Colorado River water under the first three priorities and the sixth priority of the 1931 California <br />Seven Party Agreement is measured as 3.750 maf. <br /> <br />Colorado River Operations <br /> <br />Renaming of Lake Powell <br /> <br />Last month the Board discussed the ongoing efforts to rename Lake Powell, at which time <br />the Board authorized me to write a letter to the U. S. Board of Geographic Names expressing its <br />opposition to any change in the name of Lake Powell. I have included in the Board folder, as an <br />information item, a copy of the letter that was transmitted to the U. S. Board of Geographic Names. <br /> <br />In response to the Board's letter, on February 4'h, I received a letter from the U.S. Board of <br />Geographic Names acknowledging receipt of the Board's letter and outlining its process for <br />considering a name change. A copy of the letter has been included in the handout material. <br /> <br />Mr. Sonny Gowan's Proposed Lease of His PPR No. 32 <br /> <br />At the Board's October and December 2001 meetings, Board members discussed <br />Mr. Gowan's proposal to lease water from his Present Perfected Right (PPR) No. 32 entitlement <br />located in Imperial County to Moabi Regional Park, located adjacent to the Colorado River, in <br />San Bernardino County. As a result of those discussions, the Board elected to take no action in <br />support of, or rejection of, Mr. Gowan's proposal. <br /> <br />Since then, Reclamation met with Mr. Gowan, San Bernardino County, and the Bureau of <br />Land Management (BLM) upon whose land Park Moabi resides, to discuss the issue of water use <br />within the park. BLM has indicated a willingness to lease a portion of its entitlement from the <br />Lower Colorado Water Supply Project for use at Park Moabi. <br /> <br />On January 30, 2004, Reclamation after consultation with the Interior Department Solicitors' <br />office has notified Mr. Gowan that it would not approve the proposed lease between him and San <br /> <br />2 <br />