The Secretary of the Interior - Washington - CO River Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages and the Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead

• Year: 2007
• Title: The Secretary of the Interior - Washington - CO River Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages and the Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead
• CWCB Section: Interstate & Federal
• Description: The Secretary of the Interior - Washington - CO River Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages and the Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead
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Interim Guidelines for the
Operation of Lake Powell
and Lake Mead
9. A Contractor must notify Reclamation of the amount of ICS it wishes to create
for the subsequent Year pursuant to an existing, approved plan. A Contractor
may request mid-Year modification(s) to reduce the amount of ICS created
during that Year, subject to the requirements of this Section 3.B. A Contractor
cannot increase the amount of ICS it had previously scheduled to create during
the Year.
C. Delivery of ICS
The Secretary shall deliver ICS in accordance with the following conditions:
1. The delivery shall be consistent with the terms of a Delivery Agreement with a
Contractor regarding ICS.
2. The Secretary has determined an ICS Surplus Condition.
The existence of Forbearance Agreements necessary to bring the delivery of the
ICS into compliance with Articles II(B)(2) and II(B)(G) of the Consolidated
Decree.
4. A limitation on the total amount of Extraordinary Conservation ICS that may be
delivered in any Year is as follows:
a. 400,000 of for California Contractors;
b. 300,000 of for Nevada Contractors; and
c. 300,000 of for Arizona Contractors.
5. If the May 24-Month Study for that Year indicates that a Shortage Condition
would be determined in the succeeding Year if the requested amounts for the
current Year under Section 3.C. were delivered, the Secretary may deliver less
than the amounts of ICS requested to be delivered.
6. 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.
7. If a Contractor has an overrun payback obligation, as described in the October
10, 2003 Inadvertent Overrun and Payback Policy or Exhibit C to the October
10, 2003 Colorado River `Dater Delivery Agreement, the Contractor must pay
the overrun payback obligation in full before requesting or receiving delivery of
December 2007 ROD -Colorado River Interim Guidelines for
42 Lower Basin Shortages and Coordinated
Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead