Laserfiche WebLink
<br />o <br />o <br />,",''''' <br />~ <br />,".:') <br />~ <br /> <br />Location of Supply Options Minimum Sustained Flow for <br />Supply For Overall Water Riparian Corridor and/or Other Periodic Pulse/Flushing Comments Quantity of Cost Pros & Cons <br />Op,tion Management Plan Environmental Needs Flows and/or Cienega Needs Water <br />Action <br /> .. <br />United Establish a water bank in Lake Dedicated flows or flows Dedicated flows or water Could be expanded to include $60-250/af Pro- Consistent with water market approach; may <br />States & Mead where U.S. or Mexican piggybacked on other dedicated piggybacked on other dedicated United States users who have through provide flexibility for United States' users if more <br />Mexico agricultural water rights holders flows to meet minimum sustained flows to meet total pulse flow inadequate supplies of Colorado competitive water is banked than needed for minimum <br /> could hold water for sale for flow needs needs River water solicitations sustained and periodic pulse/flushing flows; such <br /> delivery to environmental Socio-economic impacts through (USBR draft water used by others could be purchased or repaid <br /> purposes in either U.S. or letter 10/02) to the bank if the bank concept were expanded to <br /> Mexico loss of agricultural production if Arizona has include United States' users <br /> fallowing is chosen, and benefits <br /> through promotion of ecotourism. questioned the <br /> lower figure Con- Inconsistent with Mexican Water Treaty 1.5 <br /> maf delivery requirement. Would require Treaty <br /> modification. Ifnot surplus to Basin states needs, <br /> would affect water available to lower priority <br /> users <br /> Interstate and binational operational and decree <br /> accounting issues <br /> Possibly reduced flows to the Salton Sea, <br /> accelerating increase in Sea salinity <br />United Develop integrated water Could result in dedicated flows to Dedicated flows to meet total Consolidate gross water demand Pro- Would provide for a coordinated approach to <br />States management plan for lower meet minimum sustained flow pulse flow needs projections of municipal, long-term water quantity and quality management <br />&Mexico Colorado River and Colorado needs industrial, agricultural and for the region, identify innovative and potentially <br /> River Delta environmental demands in service more cost effective means and operations to <br /> areas of Arizona, southern collectively meet the region's economic and <br /> California, southern Nevada, Baja environmental water supply and management <br /> California and Sonora; assess needs. Would provide useful information in one <br /> water supply under scenarios of document. <br /> surplus and drought; coordinate Con- Binational and federallstate!local <br /> water use and delivery objectives institutional issues, costs <br /> of water users in region; develop <br /> long-term plan for serving demand <br /> through use modification <br /> (conservation) and supply <br /> enhancement. <br /> <br />DRAFT-Confidential and Privileged Information <br /> <br />Page 9 <br />