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UU~l.ll;J . . Bernardino County because of Article II(C)(I) ofthe Decree in Arizonn v. California, which lLmited uses of miscellaneous PPR water "...within the boundaries of the land described..." in the Decree. Yuma Desalting Plant and Arizona Colorado River Operational Priorities Workshop On February 2, 2004, Mr. Harris attended a meeting hosted by the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR), in Phoenix, Arizona, with interested parties, including several American and Mexican non-governmental organization, to discuss Arizona's Colorado River operational priorities, particularly those related to potential operation of the Yuma Desalting Plan (YOP) and impacts to the Cienega de Santa Clara. This meeting, as well as an earlier meeting, were scheduled in response to separate letters written to Arizona's Governor Napolitano by several envirorunental organizations and the Board of the Central Arizona Water Conservation District. As you will recall, these letters were provided to you in the Board folder for the January 2004 meeting. The letters discussed the relationship between operation of the YOP, potential impacts to the Cienega de Santa Clara, and potential impacts to Arizona's long-term water supply needs. Mr. Tom Carr, of ADWR, identified the purposes of the meeting as the following: (I) Identify the water management goals and objectives; and (2) Identify the potential options that might help in meeting these water management goals and objectives. The meeting was facilitated and the goals, objectives, and potential options were recorded on flip-chart notes. During the discussion, the participants identified the following major categories of water management goals and objectives: . Protect and preserve Arizona's Colorado River water entitlement; . Decrease the risk of shortage to users of mainstream water; . Adhere to the Law of the River; . Manage the Colorado River to fully meet the obligations of the 1944 Mexican Water Treaty ; . Maintain the biological diversity of the Lower Colorado River shared by Arizona and Mexico (i.e., Limitrophe Division) and the Colorado River Delta; . Manage the Yuma-area water resources, including groundwater resources; . Obtain and manage mainstream water supplies necessary to implement the LCR MSCP; . Promote water efficiency among users of the CAP; . Manage the Colorado River to reduce contaminants such as NaCl, Perchlorate, and 5e; and . Replace the Bypass Flow and maintain the existing flows to Cienega de Santa Clara. Some of the potential options associated with the water management goals and objectives identified by the group included the following: . Develop shortage criteria associated with Colorado River reservoir operations; . Development of equitable shortage-sharing relationships among the Lower Division States; . Development of water markets based upon "willing sellers-willing buyers;" . Amend the 1944 Mexican Water Treaty to recognize deliveries to the Cienega de Santa Clara as part of the delivery obligation to Mexico (i.e., part of the 1.5 maf in a normal 3