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consent of the Parties. If such extension and recommendation are not made, this <br />Agreement shall terminate in accordance with Paragraph 16. <br />8. Development of Interim Water Supplies, System Augmentation, System <br />Efficiency and Water Enhancement Projects. The Parties agree to diligently pursue <br />interim water supplies, system augmentation, system efficiency and water enhancement <br />projects within the Colorado River System. The term "system augmentation" includes <br />the quantifiable addition of new sources of supply to the Colorado River Basin, including <br />importation from outside the Basin ar desalination of ocean water ar brackish water. The <br />term "system efficiency" includes efficiency projects in the Lower Basin that will result <br />in the zx~are efficient use of existing supplies, such as in-system storage and enhanced <br />management. The term "water enhancement" includes projects that may increase <br />available system water, including cloud seeding and non-native vegetation management. <br />Due to the critical importance of implementing these projects in reducing the potential for <br />shortages, the Parties shall continue to jointly pursue the study and implementation of <br />such projects, and to regularly consult on the progress of such projects. <br />Specifically, the Parties agree to cooperatively pursue an interim water supply of at least <br />a cumulative amount of 280,000 acre-feet for use in Nevada while long-term <br />augmentation projects are being pursued. It is anticipated that this interim water supply <br />will be made available in return for Nevada's funding of the Drop 2 Reservoir mandated <br />far construction by the Bureau of Reclamation by P.L. 109-432 § 395. Annual recovery <br />of this interim water supply by Nevada will not exceed 40,000 acre-feet. <br />In consideration of the Parties' diligent pursuit of long-term augmentation and the <br />availability of the interim water supply, the Southern Nevada Water Authority {SNWA) <br />agrees that it will withdraw right-of--way Application No. N-79203 filed with the Bureau <br />of Land Management on October 1, 2004 for the purpose of developing Permit <br />No. 5$591 issued by the Nevada State Engineer in Ruling No. 4151. <br />The SNWA will not re-file such right-of-way application or otherwise seek to divert the <br />water rights available under Permit No. 5$591 from the Virgin River prior to 2014 so <br />long as Nevada is allowed to utilize its pre-Boulder Canyon Project Act Virgin and <br />Muddy River rights in accordance with the Parties' Recommendation, and the interim <br />water supply made available to Nevada is reasonably certain to remain available. The <br />SNWA will not re-file such right-of--way application or otherwise seek to divert the water <br />rights available under Permit No. 58591 from the Virgin River after 2014 so long as <br />diligent pursuit of system augmentation is proceeding to provide or has provided Nevada <br />an annual supply of 75,000 acre-feet by the year 2020. Prior to re-filing any applications <br />with the Bureau of Land Management, SNWA and Nevada will consult with the other <br />Basin States. <br />This agreement is without prejudice to any Party's claims, rights or interests in the Virgin <br />or Muddy River systems. <br />9 <br />