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<br />000835 <br /> <br />· Construct lower reservoir water supply intakes to maintain various water <br />uses. An initial assessment should be made as to where the elevation of water <br />supply intakes or other river diversions are critical to maintaining various water <br />uses and where it may be feasible to lower intakes. This would include the <br />potential use of reservoir dead storage. With respect to Lake Mead, the Southern <br />Nevada Water Authority water supply intakes are at elevations 1,050 feet (SNW A <br />isin the process oflowering this intake by 50 feet) and 1,000 feet above sea level. <br />Presently, the abilityto draw water from Lake Powell for the Navajo Generating <br />Station is elevation 3,490 feet above sea level. <br /> <br />AUTHORITY: (identify existing or new) <br />COST: <br />FUNDING SOURCE: <br />ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT: (categorical exclusionlEIS/other) <br />ENVIRONMENTAL OR ESA ISSUES: <br />NEED FOR RULES AND REGULATIONS: <br /> <br />· Implement demand management. The Basin states will maintain aggressive <br />water conservation programs. Reclamation, in concert with the Basin states, <br />would develop PSAs (public service announcements) about the Colorado River <br />drought, the value of Colorado River resources to the west and the nation, and the <br />need to be especially mindful of the need to use water wisely. <br /> <br />AUTHORITY: (identify existing or new) <br />COST: <br />FUNDING SOURCE: <br />ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT: (categorical exclusionlEIS/other) <br />ENVIRONMENTAL OR ESA ISSUES: <br />NEED FOR RULES AND REGULATIONS: <br /> <br />· Terminate Illegal Diversions. Illegal diversions represent a loss of water from <br />the Colorado River system which others are entitled to use. The Bureau of <br />Reclamation estimates that there are about 5,700 to 27,200 acre-feet per year of <br />Colorado River water consumptive use due to illegal diversions in the States of <br />California and Arizona. <br /> <br />-9- <br />