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

2. Reduction in Mexican Deliveries. The Parties have entered into this Agreement
based on the presumption that the United States will reduce deliveries to Mexico as
described in the Seven States' Proposal. In the event that the United States does not
eeduce deliveries to Mexico in accordance with paragraph {3}(F)(5) of the Seven States'
Proposal, the Parties have agreed only to the shortage allocations described in Section 3
of this Agreement.
3. Shortage Sharing Between___Arizona and Nevada. During the lnterim Period the
Parties agree that shortages shall be allocated between Arizona and Nevada in the
following quantities:
A. In years when Lake Mead content is projected on January 1 to be at or
below elevation 1075 ft. and at or above 1050 ft., then Nevada's share of
the shortage within the United States shall equal 13,000 acre-feet and
Arizona's share of the shortage within the United States shall equal
320,000 acre-feet.
B. [n years when Lake Mead content is projected on January 1 to be below
elevation 1050 ft. and at or above 1025 ft., then Nevada's share of the
shortage within the United States shall equal 17,000 acre-feet and
Arizona's share of the shortage within the United States shall equal
400,000 acre-feet.
C. In years when Lake Mead content is projected an January 1 to be below
1025 ft., then Nevada's share of the shortage within the United States shall
equal 20,000 acre-feet and Arizona's share of the shortage within the
United States shall equal 480,000 acre-feet.
~reement Limite to aximum orta e Vo ume o 500,000 Acre,
g -feet,, Within
the United States. This Agreement and the Parties relative obligations hereunder are
specifically limited to a maximum shortage volume of 500,000 acre-feet within the
United States in any year during the lnterim Period. Should Lower Basin total shortage
volume exceed 500,000 acre-feet within the United States, then the Parties will consult
with the Secretary concerning shortage sharing beyond 500,000 acre-feet within the
United States.
5. Shortage Assistance. For the purpose of assisting Arizona in offsetting impacts
from shortages that may occur during the Interim Period, SHWA agrees to provide to the
Arizona Water Banking Authority the surn of $8,000,000.00 {Eight Million Dollars} ("the
Funds"). The Arizona Water Banking Authority wilE use the Funds to purchase and/or
store water supplies. This sum shall be paid to Arizona within 60 days of the date the
Secretary issues a Record of Decision, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the SNWA
and Arizona. Neither the payment nor the use of the Funds are conditioned on the
occurrence of a shortage during the lnterim Period, and the Funds shall be nonrefundable.
6. Condition Precedent to Effectiveness of A reement. The Parties agree, as an
express condition precedent to the effectiveness and enforceability of this Agreement,
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