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total deliveries in the Lower Division States to reach or exceed 7.5 million <br />acre-feet in that Year. <br />F. The Secretary shall account for the creation and release of Developed Shortage Supply <br />through the AOP and the Article V Consolidated Decree accounting processes. <br />G. Delivery Agreement <br />For a Contractor seeking to create and use Developed Shortage Supply, the Delivery <br />Agreement for ICS executed by the Secretary, the Contractor and the Parties to the <br />Forbearance Agreement shall also include the following: <br />A procedure for the annual schedule for the submission and approval of the <br />plans for the creation of Developed Shortage Supply, required by Sections 6.C <br />and S.D.S.a. <br />2. Procedures for demonstrating and verifying the creation of Developed Shortage <br />Supply, including a description of the contents of the Certification Report, <br />required by Sections 6.C and S.D.S.b. <br />3. A procedure for the release of Developed Shortage Supply, in accordance with <br />Sections 6.C, 6.E, and S.D.6. <br />4. An accounting procedure, pursuant to Section 6.F. <br />Section 7. Implementation of Guidelines <br />During the effective period of these Guidelines the Secretary shall utilize the currently established <br />process for development of the AOP and use these Guidelines to make determinations regarding <br />Normal, Surplus and Shortage conditions for the operation of Lake Mead, allocation of <br />apportioned but unused water, the coordinated operations of Lakes Mead and Powell, and the <br />administration of Developed Shortage Supply and contractor accounts for ICS. <br />The operation of the other Colorado River System reservoirs and determinations associated <br />with development of the AOP shall be in accordance with the Colorado River Basin Project <br />Act of 1968, these Guidelines, and other applicable federal lave. <br />In order to allow for better overall water management during the Interim Period, the Secretary <br />shall undertake a "mid-Year review" pursuant to Section 1(2) of the LROC, allowing for the <br />revision of the current AOP, as appropriate, if actual runoff conditions are greater than projected <br />or demands are lower than projected. The Secretary shall revise the determination for the current <br />Year only to allow for additional deliveries. Any revision in the AOP, including reductions in the <br />amount of ICS released, may occur only after a re-initiation of the AOP consultation process as <br />required by law. <br />As part of the AOP process during the effective period of these Guidelines, California shall <br />report to the Secretary on its progress in implementing its California Colorado River Water Use <br />Plan. <br />19 <br />