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<br />OCT-19-1998 08:49 FROM GLENWOOD BLUEPRINT <br /> <br />TO <br /> <br />13038664474 P.08/12 <br /> <br />OOJ28D <br /> <br />(CVtaw:t~F~~ /O~~) <br /> <br />DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES <br />NOT FOR ATTRIBUTION <br />STATES OF ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEVADA <br />NEW MEXICO, UTAH AND WYOMING <br /> <br />BACKGROUND AND PRINCIPLES FOR NEGOTIATION - <br />SPECIAL INTERIM CRITERIA <br />FOR RELEASES OFW ATER FROM LAKE MEAD <br />DURING PHASE 1 OF THE CALIFORNIA 4.4 PLAN <br /> <br />The Governors' representatives of the above six states suggest the following background and <br />,outline of principles to guide negotiations of special interim criteria for releases of water 'from <br />Lake Mead during Phase I imolementation of the California 4.4 Plan. Nothing herein shall bind <br />any state or party, or interpret or waive any aspect of the Law of the River by any state or party, <br />including the state of California and the Department of the Interior. <br /> <br />1. Backeround <br /> <br />+: Under the California Seven Party Agreement of 1931, California applicants to the <br />Secretary for c:ontracts for water under the Boulder Canyon Project Act agreed among <br />themselves as to the apportionments and priorities for water delivered by the Secretary to the <br />state ofCalifomia. The first three priorities, up to 3.85 maf, ate held by agricultural agencies. If <br />water is being delivered by the Secretary to ,the full extent of the apportionments of the first three <br />priorities and to other parties such as Indian Tribes and present perfected right holders not <br />identified in the Seven Party Agreement, the Metropolitan Water District of South em California <br />(MWD) and the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA). as holders ofthe fourth and fifth <br />priorities, are unable to utilize the full capacity of the Colorado River Aqueduct (CRA) within <br />California's normal year apportionment of 4.4 maf,. Also, water is being used by parties without <br />valid contracts with the Secretary. California water agencies have historically diverted about <br />5.2-5.3 maf of water per year, but as demands for water in other states increase, less than this <br />amount will be available for use in California in normal years, thus reducing the supply to MWD <br />and SDCW A. <br /> <br />:-:-- The state of California and agencies party to the Seven Party Agreement have <br />developed a conceptual "California 4.4 Plan." As a component of the California 4.4 Plan, <br />California agencies will implement specified measures within a specified time period to reduce <br />the demand for water to specified levels by water users within the first three priorities established <br />by the Seven Party Agreement. The implementation of such measures will allow MWD and <br />. SDCWA to utilize more of the capacity of the CRA within California's normal year <br />apportionment. The Plan is in two phases. Phase I would reduce California's total demand for <br /> <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />