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<br />". <br /> <br />AJG~08-1999 FRI C8:03 AM UPPER CO RIVER CONN <br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />FAX NO. 8015318705 <br />e <br /> <br />P. 03/07 <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Hannigan added that "reaching agreement on a new quantification approach also is a key step in <br />implementing the' California 4.4 Plan,' under which the State of California is endeavoring to reduce <br />its use of Colorado River water to match the State's apportionment" of 4.4 million acre-feet per <br />year. <br />Entering into a consensual quantification agreement adV8.'1ces this interest, by, among other things, <br />(1) establishing a dateline for measuring the amount of water available for transfers, thereby opening <br />the way for the proposed transfer of water from the Imperial Irrigation District to San Diego, and <br />(2) establishing the basis for requesting the Secretary of the Interior to issue surplus guidelines that <br />will assist California through a tra.'lsition period of reducing the State's over reliance on the <br />Colorado River. In re.cent years, Califomia has been drawing in excess of 5 million acre-feet of <br />Colorado River water. <br /> <br />-DOI- <br />