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 Article 2.3 of this
Forbearance Agreement 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 Article 2.1(E) of this Forbearance Agreement, 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 Article
2.1(F) of this Forbearance Agreement, because 5% of the ICS is
deducted at the time the Imported ICS is created.
D. In addition to the conditions described above, creation of Extraordinary
Conservation ICS is subject to the following conditions:
1 Except as provided in Articles 2.2 and 2.4, 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 IC5 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 Articles 2.2 and 2.4, 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
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