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<br />O'CT-16-98 FR 1: <br /> <br />11:07 UPPER COLORADO R1:VER COMM <br />000231 <br /> <br />P. 10 <br /> <br />Six State Proposal <br />Straw Man Draft <br />October 13, 1998 <br /> <br />various levels are less distinct. It envisions a more continuous set of guidelines depending upon <br /> <br />reservoir conditions, inflow into the reservoir system, and the need for water within the Lower <br /> <br />Basin states and Mexico. The Six State proposal seeks to achieve a balance between the need to <br /> <br />release water to build storage space to avoid future floods and the need to carry over as much <br /> <br />water in storage as possible to sustain future water deliveries through droughts. Similar to the <br /> <br />California proposal, the Six States are willing to provide California with additional water for a <br /> <br />specified period of time while conservation measures are being implemented. The States believe <br /> <br />that when California is successful in implementing its conservation programs it will be able to <br /> <br />meet its future needs within its 4.4 million acre foot annual entitlement and, therefore, there will <br /> <br />be no need to continue with the proposed form of reservoir operating criteria in the future. <br /> <br />Underlying all levels of the surplus criteria is the commitment to attempt to meet the <br /> <br />needs of southern California municipal and industrial water users which causes the state to use <br /> <br />more than its 4.4 mar basic apportionment. While this volume is expected to reduce <br /> <br />continuously over time, it is still a significant amount of water and in the early years of the <br /> <br />proposal could easily exceed the amount of water available from spill avoidance strategies. The <br /> <br />six states proposal also includes a small amount of water for municipal uses in Southern Nevada <br /> <br />which are anticipated to meet Nevada's M&l needs above its basic apportionment of 0.3 maf <br /> <br />after about the year 2005. <br /> <br />9 <br />