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. On1368 AZ Dept. of Water Resources: Recent Announcem... Page 8 of 11 Amendment: (4) Specify that INTENTIONALLY CREATED UNUSED APPORTIONMENT MAY NOT BE REQUESTED BY THE AUTHORIZED ENTITY IN THE CONSUMING STATE IN AN AMOUNT THAT EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT OF WATER THEN IN STORAGE PURSUANT TO AN INTERSTATE STORAGE AGREEMENT IN THE STORING STATE. aeel:lfRl:llated stor-age oredits may not be redeemed witaiH. the same ealendar year in 'Nhieh the '.vater taat generated taose oredits 'Nas stored offstrBafIl. * * * ... Rule Section: g 414.3(a)(5) Comment: November 30 is likely too late in the year to provide notice to the Storing State that it will be required to create Intentionally Created Unused Apportionment in the following year. The proposed rule should allow the parties and the Secretary to reach a mutually acceptable date for the notice in the Interstate Storage Agreement. For the reasons discussed above, the term "Storage Credit" should be deleted. Proposed Amendment: (5) Specify that, BY A DATE CERTAIN TO BE SPECIFIED IN THE INTERSTATE STORAGE AGREEMENT, the authorized entity in the Consuming State will provide notice to the Lower Division States and to the Secretary no later taaB NO'lemeer 30 of its intention to request delivery of a specific quantity of INTENTION ALL Y CREATED UNUSED APPORTIONMENT Colorado River '.'rater by redeemiag aeemnulated storage eredits in the following calendar year. * * * ... Rule Section: ~ 414.3(a)(6) and (7) Comment: Sections 414.3(a)(6) and (7) are redundant, or at least very closely related, and should be combined. For the reasons discussed above, the term "Storage Credit" should be deleted. F or the reasons discussed above, the proposed rule should specify that use of previously stored water is the only allowable method to create Intentionally Created Unused Apportionment. The section should clearly explain the mechanism by which the Storing State creates Intentionally Created Unused Apportionment and how that relates to additional water delivered to the Consuming State. The section should specify that Intentionally Created Unused Apportionment created by the Authorized Entity in the Storing State should only be made available to the Authorized Entity in the Consuming State. Proposed Amendment: (6) Specify that the authorized entity of a Storing State, after receiving a notice of intention to REQUEST DELIVERY OF A SPECIFIC QUANTITY OF INTENTIONALLY CREATED UNUSED APPORTIONMENT redeem off stream storage ered:its, will USE WATER PREVIOUSLY STORED PURSUANT TO AN INTERSTATE STORAGE AGREEMENT tak&- aetions to ensure that the Storing State's consumptive use of Colorado River water will be decreased http://www.adwr.state.az.us/annc/bankrule.html 3/12/98