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State's allocation of Project water. We are also reinitiating efforts to develop the water right administration and Project water allocation accounting procedures. (Randy Seaholm) COLORADO RIVER COMPACT COMPLIANCE UPDATE: With respect to compact compliance there are a number of ongoing projects. The Colorado River Water Availability Study is being conducted and involves significant coordination with the IBCC. The Upper Colorado River Commission and the Upper Division States are initiating the development of Upper Colorado River Basin curtailment criteria. Colorado is initiating the development compact compliance criteria and the west slope interests are developing a "Colorado River Compact Curtailment Alternative" Concept Paper. While these efforts can be pursued somewhat independently it is also essential that there be a certain amount of coordination, especially as more phases of each effort get initiated and start to compete for funding. It is starting to become increasingly difficult to keep these efforts coordinated and we are seeking the help of everyone involved in one or more of these efforts to stop and ask themselves if that particular endeavor is being adequately coordinated with the others._(Randy Seaholm) COLORADO RIVER 2009 ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN (AOP): The final consultation meeting in the development of the 2009 AOP was held on October 24th and no substantive changes were made. The draft AOP still indicates that Lake Powell will operate in the "Upper Balancing Tier." Therefore, releases from Lake Powell will be 8.23 MAF unless certain conditions defined in that Tier occur. The Lake Powell equalization elevation (i.e. the 602(a) storage level) is 3639 in 2009. The "Intentionally Created Surplus Condition" is the criteria that will govern operations at Lake Mead in 2009, normal releases of 9.2 to 9.3 MAF adjusted for water either stored in or recovered from the water banks and repayments of Inadvertent Overruns. The Colorado River AOP can be found at: httpa/www.usbr.gov/uc, under the "Recently Released Documents." (Randy Seaholm) The October 9, 2008 shows that Lake Powell released 8.978 MAF in WY 2008 and is projected to release about 9.2 MAF in WY 2009. During WY 2008 Lake Mead released 9.531 MAF to satisfy a downstream demand of 9.464 MAF with the Southern Nevada Water Authority also pumping 282,000 AF. In WY 2009 the Lake Mead average values of 9.311 MAF, 9.311 MAF and 290,000 AF respectively are projected. (Randy Seaholm) 7-COLORADO RIVER BASIN STATES MEETING: The 7-Colorado River Basin States met in Los Angeles on October 2, 2008. The major items of discussion included: 1) the status of the IBWC1FederallState process for the development of shortage management and coordinated operations of Colorado River facilities and the development of a proposal for a U.S. Bi-national Water Management Program with Mexico; 2) a discussion of the first year of operations under the Interim Guidelines for the Coordinated Operations of Lakes Powell and Mead; 3) Intentionally Created Surplus Plans; 4) Progress on the lining of the All-American Canal and construction of the Drop 2 Reservoir; 5) Augmentation Programs; 6) Proposed Rule for regulating use of Lower Colorado river water without an entitlement; and 7) reports on various projects (Lake Powell Pipeline, Navajo settlement and Navajo-Gallup Project, northeastern Arizona Indian water right settlement, and the Snake Valley planning efforts in northeastern Nevada. (Randy Seaholm) '~~~ 17 ,w ~. ~~