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<br />FppC'l' l<lj,'j,oioll Statl'';;. In dptel'milling: the l'xtellt,to "which ,qtl'l' 11lll"t
<br />he ;>tnl'l'tl J'O!' lhn;;l' pnl'po;;:.rs, the Seerctary is required to CDIlSUll with
<br />! he Cpprl' Colo:'ndo Hin'l' Commi"",ioll and l'ppt'esfmtatin',;,: () f t lwlll l'I'C
<br />1.,0I\'er Di\"i,;;ion States and to take- into consideration a 1! fn,'lnJ':'j j1el'H-
<br />llpnt to Ill! hydrologic analysis of the Wnll'I' snpplv situatioll, in('IIllIiJl~
<br />his!(\I'ic strl'lUnflows, the U10~t et'iti<'aI[H'I'iOll forv which watPI' !'(>('f)1'd,:;
<br />arc nraibhlr, nne! prohnhilitie:,; (If watl']' supply lInder l'CI'og'lli>wd
<br />:o:mtisticnl pt'OI'~'t111rp", This procedure is consistent with the ill{l'IJi. of
<br />the ColoJ'ado lhn'l' Storage. Projl'd .\.c/', nll<l I lIB COTlunitn'p ],('lil'l"(,'I
<br />rhnt it ean b" <'Olllplil'd '\yit.h nlJd ;::till pnwido the, SI'C'I'elal'\' thl'" 111'1'('--
<br />sa 1')' bt.itnde, .in dl".t.ermilling- t he extent of ,.:1 orage J'easorlilhi~' rl"lll iJ'I'cl,
<br />,\,.: thE' {'ppel' Basin d"ph'l iOl1s iIHTI'a-'I' with ,inlf', HII' l'Imtl'(}!lill:!
<br />"l'ir i"al Ill'l'iod" will h'll,!!! hPll and HI(' l'l'qnil'l'cl :lJ1WIlTlL:; of l'al'1'."O\"'1'
<br />~tol'ngl' will jlJ('I'enH', it i" r".'oglli7.I'd that flip i':,lahli;;ll1lH'l\t of requir,"
<br />JJwnt,,; TO!' emory-m'l'!' ;:-forage ('nIlIlO! h(' haS(.tJ \Ill ITitienl p"l'io\l ('('1I-
<br />~idl'!';lti(}ll;:; a!ollp, lint {hui pi'OhaJ)ilitip,; of wntpI' !'lI[lply ni;;.o mllf't Ill'
<br />"Olhid(>l'('(L Also, th" productioll of !}()\\'(,l' and Pllel'lt:'>' i:-:: a !'"lp\':llll"
<br />fn<'tor thnt IlIll;;! he ('oll,.:idpl'rd if th~ fill:lJwi,d fpasibility of Fl'tlel':tl
<br />d,,\-plopmpnts in tlip Colorado nin'!' Bn;:;ill is to lw l\,.;Sll n,l(:
<br />Tht', ('o!111l\ittl'(> 1l1ldf'l'stallds that the lallgll!lg(' of thr prod~o ill
<br />ell\llSe (:J) l'stab1is]ws "'1weifie eril"el'in for l11t' l'I'It.,!:,!, of \'I'll I pi' anlil;dd!'
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<br />] loj Ilt ('r'f on!'. t ha1' dUl'ing prol nnged jWl'io(l" il fIll W l'IJrlllll' /' J 1"1'", \l'ould 1 H'
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<br />/('ms or n'sN"'(ljl' oprl'alioll (l(':\lt within ('lnt]';p (:n flt'!' lint rrir-i"al
<br />and tJwil' n['lpIi,'atjoJl \n'llld 110t" hn of' lll:Jjnl' ,,,i!!llit;c.:Il\cP. Thll:<, il i..:
<br />within the, jnferllwdial'e !'ftngps of nInon' and "t~\l"O,:!e ""Ill({>]Jt 111,1: Un!
<br />''l'itrria spi'cified al'{, ]/lll'ti"Hlal'1y 1l1P;mingful. .
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<br />opf'l'ating ('I'ilpl'in. 'I'hr first listrd rl'itprioll (i) !)]'OVjc1f'S that jf wnlpI'
<br />l'XC('<:S 10 tll(\ J'P1luiJ'l'lI1PlltS of clanS{>$ (1) alJ{l (.2) n11l1 tIll' fil'>'t. P,ll't
<br />,)f (:)) is determined 10 lip Ilyailahlp. it Hh,1l1 I!\' l'plrn;:;etl froil) Lnk..
<br />PI1WP!1 to thl' extent {lilli' it ('nn he I'Cllsonahly nppJjpd in tltl? Lo\\,pr
<br />])i"i"ion Stalf's tn tIll' dOlllpst!!' nnd ll~'rinl1tlJl'nl n;:;(>:: f'pp('ifipt! in
<br />.\1'tkll' Tn ((') of tht> CoJol't\do nin'l' ('oJl1pnd, hilt no f'lwh l'Plp'l~P":
<br />of Wl1teJ' will h\~ mnde> fmm Lak.. POlYpI I \I'llI'll flll' adin' stOl';!!!l' thl'I'P'
<br />inis less thall tl1~' (lrtin'sloJ'flfr'ein Lake !lh'fld, '
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<br />nl'nilahh\ {'x,'pss wnlp!, in n, l11anJII,'l' HInt \dll p'(Jllaljzp llS lH'arl,\'ns ]11':1('.
<br />i !,'tl!lh' <le!i n.'sh)I'a~r in Lake l\fenll ~Hld La 1\1' Powell, Thr ('"mild!: ('f'
<br />l1!'1iry(ls that the polkv, lWl"pjn f'stnhli"h!'ll. of maintn.inill!! ~n far :I'"
<br />possiblE' pqnal ned\'!.' srora~(' in Luke POWI'll nnd Lake '-'Ip:Hl j" ('on-
<br />;;istent.with !yood Opl'l'fllin!! ])l'lH'lil'C' and is filiI' and ('(Illit~dllt' to l'oth
<br />th~ I-ppl'l' and Lowl'J' Ha:-:ill". ThE\ Con!1lliltl'f' Wll~ 0(hi"'I',1 fllat aI,
<br />t!to[!srh Own\ nUlV hI? l'()l)dition,:: wll('lv iI' \\,(1l1Id h~ c],'''it',lhlp :111(1
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