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Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act (1974) <br />— authorizes the construction, <br />operation, and maintenance of Colorado River works to reduce salinity. <br /> Grand C anyon Protection Act (1992) <br />— directs the Secretary of the Interior to operate <br />Glen Canyon Dam to protect Grand Canyon National Park. <br /> Interim Surplus Guidelines (2001) <br />— specifies criteria under which surplus water can be <br />declared in the Lower Basin during an interim period that extends through 2016. <br /> California Quantification Settlement Agreement (2003) <br />— provides the mechanism for <br />California water users to curb their overall use to 4.4 million acre - feet. <br /> Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement (2003) <br />— implements the California <br />Co lorado River user's Quantification Settlement Agreement to curb California's overuse <br />to 4.4 million acre - feet by 2016 . <br /> Seven Basin States Agreement (2007) <br />— if adopted by the Secretary of the Interior, will <br />reduce deliveries of Colorado Riv er water to Arizona and Nevada when storage in Lake <br />Mead drops below certain set levels and thus will reduce the risk of shortages in <br />Colorado. The agreement would reduce the risk of shortages in the Lower Basin by <br />coordinating Hoover and Glen Canyon Dam operations. The agreement also proposes a <br />system for storing water saved through conservation efforts or the development of new <br />water sources in Lake Mead. <br /> <br /> 4 <br />