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<br />002599 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Restoration Project (SSERP). Several of the Colorado River Basin States, including <br />Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming, provided comment letters regarding the NOP. <br />Arizona and Nevada specifically urged that CDWR and CDFG consider development of <br />alternatives that included habitat restoration and species conservation along suitable <br />portions of the Lower Colorado River. These types of activities would compliment and <br />enhance the planned activities of the LCR MSCP Conservation Plan. Utah and Wyoming <br />re-emphasized the importance of the QSA and California's Colorado River Water Use <br />Plan in ensuring that California reduces its dependence on mainstream water supplies to <br />its basic apportionment of 4.4 million acre feet annually. <br /> <br />American Rivers Most Endangered Rivers Designation 2004 <br /> <br />On April 14, 2004, the environmental organization, American Rivers, released its <br />"top-ten" endangered rivers list for 2004. Leading the list in the number one position was <br />the Colorado River. This designation, according to American Rivers, is based upon <br />several water quality-related concerns. These include the Moab uranium mill-tailings <br />site, ammonium perchlorate contamination, and human waste contamination from cities <br />and towns along the Colorado River. American Rivers believes that the Colorado River <br />is at a crossroads and that the next 12 months will determine if these issues can be <br />effectively addressed. American Rivers recommends that the federal government <br />immediately implement a massive coordinated federal effort to address these pollution <br />sources. <br /> <br />Lower Colorado Water Supplv Proiect (LCWSP) <br /> <br />The City of Needles (Needles) is continuing to execute subcontracts with the <br />Lower Colorado Water Supply Project (project) beneficiaries to receive Project water. <br />As of April 30th, over 474 subcontracts in the amount of 3,237 (479 for current use and <br />2,758 for future use) acre-feet of water per year for current and for future use have been <br />forwarded to potential applicants for execution. To date, 339, 7\.5 percent, of the <br />subcontracts have been executed and returned to Needles. <br /> <br />The Board staff, Reclamation, the Bureau of Land Management, the City of <br />Needles, and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) are <br />reviewing a draft contract that provides for the use of the Project's excess capacity to <br />deliver water to a MWD. This proposal would take advantage of the good quality water, <br />while it is available, and provide the financial resources to ensure a long-term water <br />supply source for the Project's beneficiaries. A copy of the draft contract was included in <br />the April Board folder. <br /> <br />'7 <br />