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<br />-C 'Ik. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />January 23-24, 2007 Board Meeting <br />Agenda Item 17 <br />Page 60f6 <br /> <br />USBR as the preferred alternative, will result in the protection of power <br />operations at Glen Canyon as long as possible under extreme drought <br />circumstances. While the added protection over present day operations is not <br />considerably greater because the risk of curtailments and dropping below <br />minimum power plant operating levels is already very low with or without the <br />deal, there is still some small advantage for the Upper Basin if the States <br />proposal is selected. The States proposal, if adopted, will allow annual <br />releases from Lake Powell to go as low as 7.48 MAF under certain <br />circumstances, potentially for extended periods if appropriate. Consistent <br />with the law, the Upper Basin gets further acknowledgment that releases from <br />Lake Powell can be less than 8.23 MAF which the current Long Range <br />Operating Criteria presently call for. <br />. The conjunctive use of Powell and Mead will tend, under surplus and average <br />conditions, to send more water to Mead and forestall the necessity for and <br />severity of shortage in the L.B. <br />. The Lower Basin would achieve a framework for implementing system <br />efficiencies and developing augmentation supplies, rather than focus solely on <br />unused apportionment in the Upper Basin. <br />. Finally, the Agreement specifically states that the Agreement shall expire on <br />December 31, 2025. Therefore, all the states get to avoid litigation through at <br />least that date. This allows everyone to proceed with development, but <br />certainly with a much higher degree of awareness. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />