BOARD00166 ‎(3)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 5/22/2007
• Description: OWCDP Section - Colorado Foundation for Water Education FY08 Program Scope of Work
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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b.

Allocate and distribute the Quantified Surplus 50% to California,
46% to Arizona and 4% to Nevada, subject to c. through e. that
follow.

c. Distribute California's share first to meet basic apportionment
demands and MWD's demands, and then to California Priorities 6
and 7 and other surplus contracts. Distribute Nevada's share first to
meet basic apportionment demands and SNW A demands.
Distribute Arizona's share to surplus demands in Arizona including
Off-stream Banking and interstate banking demands. Arizona,
California and Nevada agree that Nevada would get first priority for
interstate banking in Arizona.

d. Distribute any unused share of the Quantified Surplus in accordance
with Section 2, Allocation of Unused Basic Apportionment Water
Under Article II(B)(6).

e. Determine whether MWD, SNW A and Arizona have received the
amount of water they would have received under Sections 4.B.l or
4.B.2 if a Quantified Surplus had not been determined. If they have
not, then determine and meet all demands provided for in Sections
4.B.l or 4.B.2.

4.

Flood Control Surplus

In Years in which the Secretary makes space-building or flood control
releases pursuant to the February 8, 1984 Field Working Agreement
between Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers, the Secretary shall
determine a Flood Control Surplus for the remainder of that Year or the
subsequent Year as specified in Section 12. In such Years, releases will be
made to satisfy all beneficial uses within the United States, including
unlimited Off-Stream Banking. Under current practice, surplus
declarations under the Treaty for Mexico are declared when flood control
releases are made. Modeling assumptions used in the FEIS are based on
this practice. These Guidelines are not intended to identify, or change in
any manner, conditions when Mexico may schedule up to an additional
0.2 maf.

5.

ICS Surplus

a. In Years in which Lake Mead's elevation is projected on January 1
to be above elevation 1075 feet and ICS has been requested for
release, the Secretary shall determine an ICS Surplus.

b.

In Years in which a Quantified Surplus or a Domestic Surplus is
available to a Contractor, the Secretary shall first deliver the
Quantified Surplus or Domestic Surplus before delivering any
requested ICS to that Contractor. If Quantified Surplus or Domestic
Surplus is insufficient or unavailable to meet a Contractor's

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