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<br />" . . <br /> <br />CaJifomi~'ll ColonJ:lo River ~ater Talks successf~ <br />- <br />~ <br /> <br />Fax:3038663558 <br /> <br />~ug 5 '99 11:22 <br /> <br />P.03 <br /> <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />hnp:II.WWW.doi.gov/ncwsl990804a.hIml <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />of Colorado River water to match the State's apportionment" of 4.4 million acre-feet per year, <br /> <br />Entering into a consensual quantification agreement advances this interest, by, among other things, (I) <br />establishing a dateline for measuring the amount of water available for transfers, thereby opening the way <br />for the proposed transfer of water from the Imperial Irrigation District to San Diego, and (2) establishing <br />the basis for requesting the SecretaI}' of the Interior to issue swplus guidelines that will assist California <br />thrOUgh a transition period of reducing the State's over reliance on the Colorado River. In recent years, <br />California has been drawing in excess of 5 million acre-feet of Colorado River water. <br /> <br />-001- <br /> <br />You can szet to the DeDartment of the Interior from here <br /> <br />You can also view the index of Dress releases <br /> <br />u.s. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC, USA <br /> <br />>f2 <br />