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
Section 9. Authority
These Guidelines are issued pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary by federal
law, including the Boulder Canyon Project Act of 1928 (28 Stat. 1057), the Colorado
River Storage Project Act (70 Stat. 105), and the Consolidated Decree issued by the
U.S. Supreme Court inAf°izona v. Calafof°nia, 547 U.S. 150 (2006) and shall be used to
implement Articles II and III of the Criteria for the Coordinated Long-Range Operation
of Colorado River Reservoirs Pursuant to the Colorado River Basin Project Act of
September 30, 1968 (Pub. L. No. 90-537), as amended.
ROD -Colorado River Interim Guidelines for December 2007
Lower Basin Shortages and Coordinated 59
Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead