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<br />OCT-19-1998 08:46 FROM GLENWOOD BLUEPRINT. <br /> <br />TO <br /> <br />13038664474 P.04/12 <br /> <br />On.1').,,,, <br />uo,... J <br /> <br />DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION PU1U'OSES <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 OF WATER FROM LAKE MEAD <br />DURING PHASE I OF THE CALIFORNIA 4.4 PLAN <br /> <br />The Governors' representatives ofthe 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 implementation of the California 4.4 Plan. Nothing herein shall bind any state <br />or party, or interpret or waive any aspect of the Law of the River by any state or party, iricluding <br />the state of California and the Department of the Interior. <br /> <br />I. Background <br /> <br />Under the California Seven Party Agreement of 1931. California applicants to the <br />Secretary for contracts 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 of California. The first three priorities, up to 3.85 mar. are held by agricultural agencies. If <br />water is being delivered by the Secretary to the full extent of the apportionment$ 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 Southern California <br />(MWD) and the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA), as holders of the 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 divened about 5.2. <br />5.3 maf of water per year, but as demands for water in other states increase, less than this amount <br />will be available for use in California in normal years, thus reducing the supply to MWD and <br />SDCW A. <br /> <br />The state of California and agencies party to the Seven Party Agreement have developed <br />a concepnial "California 4.4 Plan." As a component ofthe California 4.4 Plan, California <br />agencies will implement specified measures within a specified time period to reduce the demand <br />for water to specified levels by water users within the first three priorities established by the <br />Seven Party Agreement. The implementation of such measures will allow MWD and SDCW A <br />to utilize more ofthe capacity of the eRA within California's normal year apportionment. The <br />Plan is in two phases. Phase I would reduce California's total demand for Colorado River water <br /> <br />Page I of 4 <br />