Basin States' Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement, CO River Interim guidelines for Lower Basin Shrotages and Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead

• Year: 2007
• Title: Basin States' Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement, CO River Interim guidelines for Lower Basin Shrotages and Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead
• CWCB Section: Interstate & Federal
• Description: Basin States' Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement, CO River Interim guidelines for Lower Basin Shrotages and Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead
• Publications - Doc Type: Other

20. "Upper Division States" shall mean the Colorado River Basin States of
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
21. "Water Year" shall mean October 1 through September 30 of the following
calendar year.
22. "Year" shall mean calendar year.
Section 2. Allocation of Unused Basic Apportionment Water under Article
II(B)(6)
A. Introduction
Article II(B)(6) of the Consolidated Decree allows the Secretary to
allocate water that is apportioned to one Lower Division State, but is for
any reason unused in that State, to another Lower Division State. This
determination is made for one Year only, and no rights to recurrent use of
the water accrue to the state that receives the allocated water.
B. Application to Unused Basic Apportionment
Before making a determination of a surplus condition under these Guidelines, the
Secretary will determine the quantity of apportioned but unused water from the
basic apportionments under Article II(B)(6), and will allocate such water in the
following order of priority:
Meet the Direct Delivery Domestic Use requirements of MWD and
Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), allocated as agreed by said
agencies;
2. Meet the needs for Off-stream Banking activities in California by MWD
and in Nevada by SNWA, allocated as agreed by said agencies; and
Meet the other needs for water in California in accordance with the
California Seven-Party Agreement as supplemented by the Quantification
Settlement Agreement.
Section 3. Coordinated Operation of Lakes Powell and Mead During the Interim Period
A. During the Interim Period, the Secretary shall coordinate the operations of Lake
Powell and Lake Mead according to the strategy set forth in this Section 3.
B. The objective of the operation of Lakes Powell and Mead as described herein is to
avoid curtailment of uses in the Upper Basin, minimize shortages in the Lower Basin
and not adversely affect the yield for development available in the Upper Basin.
C. The August 24-month study projections for the January 1 system storage and
reservoir water surface elevations, for the following Water Year, would be used to
determine the applicability of the coordinated operation of Lakes Powell and