16e

• Board Meeting Date: 11/14/2007
• Description: CF Section - En-bloc Non-Reimbursable Investment Recommendations - Colorado River Compact and Mexican Treaty Issues
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Agenda Item 16e
\ocember 14-15, 2007 CWCB Meeting
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PRO.IF,C"1' [tiFOR'11:~"I l0`
Grantee: Colorado li'atrr Conservation [Board (CW'('B)
Project \amr. Colorado Rner Dclw and btextcan Treaty Issues
Project T)'pe: li'ater Supply Protection -Colorado River Compact, Mexican Treaty and
Colorado River Uelta Issues
Counties: ~iut Applicable
Drainage Basin: ('olorado River
Water Source: Colorado Kiver within 'viexico, including tributtrics and groundwater aquifers.
:mount Requested in FY2008-2009: S 1>0,000
Estimated Total Project Cost: S I X0,000
Board staff has either been monitoring or working on issues associated wish the development of shortage
criteria for ~•lex~co, opportunities in ~4exico to au~rrrecnt the Colorado River System, and water supplies
liar the Colorado Etiver Delta m Mexico. The overall purpose for this expenditure ol'S150,000 is to
protect C'olorado's compact apportionment in the process. This will he done in coupcratwn with the
f)epartmcnts of lntertor and State, the Bureau of Reclamation, the II3WC, the Colorado River Rasin States
and major water and power users. Che geographic focus of this cifort will be on the Colorado Ri~•er and
Colorado River Delta in Mexico. As the IBIti'C discusses these issues with l4cxico it may hecume
necessary for Colorado to become more deeply involved in those discussions in order to protect the
States' interests in C'nlnrtclo R1Vef wafer.
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