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<br />.. . <br /> <br />promulgated regulations permitting Arizona to store its unused annual <br /> <br />apportionment and later make it available pursuant to interstate agreement <br /> <br />between authorized storing entities in Arizona and authorized consuming e ities in <br /> <br />California or Nevada pursuant to the Secretary's authority under Article 1I( <br /> <br />the 1964 decree in Arizona v. California. 64 Fed. Reg. 58985. <br /> <br /> <br />c. Nevada <br /> <br />SNW A's initial response to the imminent prospect of Nevada exhausting its <br /> <br />basic 300,000 AF apportionment has been to accelerate conservation program and <br /> <br />maximize its access to internal Nevada supplies, primarily the acquisition of <br /> <br />additional Colorado River water from holders of early priority contract rights hich <br /> <br />were either terminated or reduced. Nevada also will share in the surplus wate to be <br /> <br />made available under the interim surplus criteria if and when they become effi ctive. <br /> <br />SNW A also intends to rely on some 250,000 AF of its own underground storag and <br /> <br />has entered into a 50-year agreement with Arizona for the storage and later us of up <br /> <br />to 1.2 MAF of unused apportionments under the A WBA program. <br /> <br />2. Potential Leases of Upper Basin Water to the Lower Basin <br /> <br />As California and Nevada have struggled to meet their growing urban <br /> <br />requirements over the past 15 years, a number of proposals for transfers of Upp r <br /> <br />35 <br />