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<br />Page 2 of2 <br /> <br />Raley said it might be difficult for the Interior Department to undo the cuts to the <br />state's supply from the drought-stricken Colorado River. The agreement is contingent <br />on the Interior Department reversing the cuts. <br /> <br />The centerpiece of the deal is the annual transfer of 200,000 acre-feet of water from <br />the Imperial Valley, a desert farm region that is by far the state's biggest user of <br />Colorado River water to residential users in San Diego for up to 75 years. Terms of <br />the transfer have not changed throughout the negotiations. <br /> <br />Before peace can be declared, however, revisions to the deal must be completed <br />within the next six months and be approved by the boards of the four California water <br />agencies, the Interior Department and the six Western states that share the Colorado <br />River. Earlier versions of the Colorado River water-sharing deal brokered by state <br />officials with much fanfare later collapsed. <br /> <br />Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press, All rights reserved. This material may not be <br />published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. <br /> <br />http://www.thedenverchannel.comlprint/2038694/detail.html?use=print <br /> <br />3/13/2003 <br />