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<br /> <br />Las Vegas SUN: Talks dry up at water meeting, leaving Norton to decidelLake Mead s... Page 2 of2 <br />~--.. e <br /> <br />flows into Lake Powell do not warrant revisions to the annual operating plan. Lake Mead provides <br />almost 90 percent of Las Vegas' drinking water. <br /> <br />"The 2005 (Annual Operating Plan) was created with the understanding there was going to be a <br />drought," said Gerald Zimmerman, executive director of the State of Cali fomi a Colorado River Board. <br />"We're all much better off than what we could have been." <br /> <br />Upper basin officials disagreed, saying that reducing the amount of water now will lead to a greater <br />equalization of the two lakes over time. <br /> <br />"Our runoff has yet to be seen, and we've seen some pretty significant reductions in our snowpack," said <br />Randy Seaholm, chief of water supply protection for Colorado. "We believe an adjustment is <br />warranted. " <br /> <br />Return to the referring page. <br />Las Vegas SUN main page <br /> <br />Questions or problems? Click here. <br /> <br />All contents copyright 2005 Las Vegas SUN, Inc. <br /> <br />http://www.1asvegassun.comlsunbin/stories/text/2005/apr/27 /518669404.html <br /> <br />4/28/2005 <br />