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

e. In addition to the conditions described above, the release of
Extraordinary Conservation ICS is subject to the following conditions:
(1) The total amount of Extraordinary Conservation ICS that may
be released in any Year is limited to the following:
(a) 400,000 acre-feet for California Contractors;
(b) 300,000 acre-feet for Nevada Contractors; and
(c) 300,000 acre-feet for Arizona Contractors.
(2) If the May 24-month study for that Year indicates that a
shortage condition would be declared in the succeeding Year if
the requested amounts for the current Year under Section
S.D.6.e.(1) were released, the Secretary may release less than
the amounts of ICS requested to be released.
(3) If the Secretary releases Flood Control Surplus water,
Extraordinary Conservation ICS accumulated in ICS Accounts
shall be reduced by the amount of the Flood Control Surplus on
an acre-foot for acre-foot basis until no Extraordinary
Conservation ICS remains. The reductions to the ICS Accounts
shall be shared on a pro-rata basis among all Contractors that
have accumulated Extraordinary Conservation ICS.
E. Accounting Procedure for ICS
In consultation with the Basin States, the Secretary shall develop a water accounting
procedure to annually establish separate ICS Accounts to account for, at a minimum,
the following:
For each Contractor that creates Extraordinary Conservation ICS:
a. The quantity of Extraordinary Conservation ICS created by the
Contractor.
b. The releases of Extraordinary Conservation ICS to the Contractor.
c. The amount of Extraordinary Conservation ICS no longer available for
release to the Contractor due to releases for flood control purposes.
d. The amount of Extraordinary Conservation ICS deducted pursuant to
Section S.D.S.c.
e. The amount of Extraordinary Conservation ICS no longer available for
release to the Contractor due to annual evaporation losses pursuant to
Section S.D.S.e.(5).
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