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<br />o <br />o <br /> <br />....:_~ <br />t+...... <br />\. ;; <br />00 <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 />Option Management Plan Environmental Needs Flows and/or Cienega Needs Water <br />Action <br />Mexico Dedication of agricultural Piggyback on other dedicated Piggyback on other dedicated Use of drainage wells and other Pro- Utilizes lower quality water for <br /> drainage water for flows to meet minimum sustained flows to meet total pulse flow or drainage management measures environmental purposes <br /> environmental purposes flow needs Cienega needs Con- In some cases, drainage becomes recharge <br /> or used for other purposes. Potential selenium <br /> problem. May require water treatment for <br /> environmental use purposes. Possibly reduced <br /> flows to the Salton Sea, if drainage discharges to <br /> the New or Alamo rivers, accelerating increase in <br /> Sea salinity <br />Mexico Improve drain system in San Improves volume of water to the Pro- May also increase agricultural productivity <br /> Luis area Cienega in San Luis area <br /> Con- Capital expense generating no cash flow, <br /> drainage may require treatment <br />Mexico Improve agricultural practices in Pro- Provides better quality mainstem flow. <br /> order to leave better quality Widespread need for tile drains Con- Funding problem. Reduced agricultural <br /> water in the river for <br /> environment's sake drainage may be at odds with subsequent uses of <br /> drainage. Mainstem water of better quality may <br /> be redirected to other uses <br />Mexico Develop integrated water Could result in dedicated flows to Could result in dedicated flows to Consolidate gross water demand Pro- Would provide useful information in one <br /> management plan for Colorado meet minimum sustained flow meet total pulse flow needs projections of municipal, document and facilitate identification of short and <br /> River Delta needs industrial. agricultural and long term solutions, possible BECCINADBank <br /> environmental demands in service ,support <br /> areas of Baja California and Con- Costs, need to integrate Baja California and <br /> Sonora; assess water supply under Sonora state issues, resolve federal/statellocal/ <br /> scenarios of surplus' and drought; institutional and administrative issues <br /> coordinate water use and delivery <br /> objectives of water users in <br /> region; develop long-term plan for <br /> serving demand through use <br /> modification (conservation) and <br /> supply enhancement. <br /> <br />DRAFT-Confidential and Privileged Information <br /> <br />Page 3 <br />