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Interim Guidelines for the <br />Operation of Lake Powell <br />and Lake Mead <br />Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (1944 Treaty) or to <br />represent current United States policy or a detei7nination of future United <br />States policy regarding deliveries to Mexico. The United States will <br />conduct all necessary and appropriate discussions regarding the proposed <br />federal action and implementation of the 1944 Treaty with Mexico through <br />the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) in <br />consultation with the Department of State. <br />F. Definitions <br />For purposes of these Guidelines, the following definitions apply: <br />" 24-Month Study" refers to the operational study that reflects the current <br />Annual Operating Plan that is updated each month by Reclamation to project <br />future reservoir contents and releases. The projections are updated each <br />month using the previous month's reservoir contents and the latest inflow <br />and water use forecasts. In these Guidelines, the term "projected on January <br />1" shall mean the projection of the January 1 reservoir contents provided by <br />the 24-Month Study that is conducted in August of the previous Year. <br />2. "AOP" shall mean the Annual Operating Plan for the Colorado River <br />System Reservoirs. <br />3. "Active Storage" shall mean the amount of water in reservoir storage, <br />exclusive of bank storage, which can be released through the existing <br />reservoir outlet works, consistent with the Colorado River Basin Project Act <br />of 1968 (82 Stat. 885). <br />4. "BCPA" shall mean the Boulder Canyon Project Act of 1928 (28 Stat. <br />1057). <br />"Basin States" shall mean the seven Colorado River Basin States of <br />Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. <br />6. "Certification Report" shall mean the written documentation provided by a <br />Contractor that provides the Secretary with sufficient information to allow <br />the Secretary to determine whether the quantity of ICS or DSS approved by <br />the Secretary in an approved plan has been created and whether the creation <br />was consistent with the approved plan. <br />7. "Colorado River System" shall have the same meaning as defined in the <br />1922 Colorado River Compact. <br />"Consolidated Decree" shall mean the Consolidated Decree entered by the <br />United States Supreme Court in Arizona v. California, 547 U.S. 150 (2006). <br />ROD -Colorado River Interim Guidelines for December 2007 <br />Lower Basin Shortages and Coordinated 29 <br />Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead <br />