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

(1) System Efficiency ICS created pursuant to Section S.D.3
because a large portion of the water saved by this type of project
will increase the quantity of water in storage.
(2) Extraordinary Conservation ICS created by conversion of
Tributary Conservation ICS that was not released in the Year
created, pursuant to Section S.D.l.f because 5% of the ICS is
deducted at the time the Tributary Conservation ICS is created.
(3) Extraordinary Conservation ICS created by conversion of
Imported ICS that was not released in the Year created, pursuant
to Section S.D.l.g because 5% of the ICS is deducted at the time
the Imported ICS is created.
d. The records of any Contractor relating to the creation of ICS shall be
open to inspection by the Secretary or any Contractor, Party or Basin
State.
e. In addition to the conditions described above, creation of Extraordinary
Conservation ICS is subject to the following conditions:
(1) Except as provided in Sections S.D.2 and S.D.4, Extraordinary
Conservation ICS can only be created if such water would have
otherwise been beneficially used.
(2) The maximum total amount of Extraordinary Conservation ICS
that can be created during any Year is limited to the following:
(a) 400,000 acre-feet for California Contractors;
(b) 125,000 acre-feet for Nevada Contractors; and
(c) 100,000 acre-feet for Arizona Contractors.
(3) The maximum quantity of Extraordinary Conservation ICS that
may be accumulated in all ICS Accounts, at any time, is limited
to the following:
(a) 1,500,000 acre-feet for California Contractors;
(b) 300,000 acre-feet for Nevada Contractors; and
(c) 300,000 acre-feet for Arizona Contractors.
(4) Except as provided in Sections S.D.2 and S.D.4, no category of
surplus water can be used to create Extraordinary Conservation
ICS.
(5) The quantity of Extraordinary Conservation ICS remaining in
an ICS Account at the end of each Year shall be diminished by
annual evaporation losses of 3%. Losses shall be applied
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