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<br />1944 U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty Delivery. A volume of 1.5 maf (1,850 mcm) of water will be <br />available to be scheduled for delivery to Mexico during calendar year 2004 in accordance with <br />Article 15 of the 1944 U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty and Minute No. 242 of the International Boundary <br />and Water Commission (IBWC). <br /> <br /> <br />January 7, 2004 4 <br />Secretary ofthe Interior, executed a SIRA with the Arizona Water Banking Authority, the Southern <br />Nevada Water Authority, and the Colorado River Commission of Nevada. Assuming all- <br />requirements are met, the Secretary will make up to 20,000 acre-feet of ICUA available to the <br />consuming entity (Southern Nevada Water Authority) from the storing entity (Arizona Water <br />Banking Authority) in 2004. <br /> <br />The International Boundary and Water Commission concluded Minute No. 310 entitled "Emergency <br />Delivery of Colorado River Water for Use in Tijuana, Baja California," on July 28, 2003. The <br />Minute allows for the delivery of approximately 1,200 acre-feet per month of Colorado River water <br />through the California agencies' distribution system facilities to Tijuana, Baja California. In <br />conformance with the provisions of the Minute, the volume of water delivered and the system <br />conveyance losses will be charged against the total volume of Colorado River water apportioned <br />under the 1944 U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty. The Tijuana utility, the State Commission for Public <br />Services of Tijuana (CESPT), pays all financial costs incurred in making such deliveries. This <br />arrangement will be implemented via an agreement among the Otay Water District, the Metropolitan <br />Water District of Southern California, the San Diego County Water Authority, the United States <br />Section ofthe International Boundary and Water Commission, and the Bureau of Reclamation and <br />will be applicable through calendar year 2008. <br />