Annual Operating Plan For Colorado River Reservoirs 2004

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IJanuary 7, 2004 27 mcm) would be the controlling criterion. During water year 2004, following completion of appropriate environmental compliance, a guideline may be established whereby a value of not less than 14.85 maf (elevation 3,630 feet) at Lake Powell would be used for 602(a) storage. If this ' guideline is established, it could be applied in 2004, following appropriate consultation, in the operation of Glen Canyon Dam. Lower Basin Reservoirs Pursuant to the Operating Criteria and consistent with the Decree, water shall be released or pumped ' from Lake Mead to meet the following requirements: (a) 1944 U.S.- Mexico Water Treaty obligations ' (b) Reasonable beneficial consumptive use requirements of mainstream users in the Lower Division States ' (c) Net river losses (d) Net reservoir losses (e) Regulatory wastes ' (f) Flood control. The Operating Criteria provide that after the commencement of delivery of mainstream water by means of the CAP, the Secretary will determine the extent to which the reasonable beneficial ' consumptive use requirements of mainstream users are met in the Lower Division States. The reasonable beneficial consumptive use requirements are met depending on whether a Normal, ' Surplus, or Shortage condition has been determined. The Normal condition is defined as annual pumping and release from Lake Mead sufficient to satisfy 7.500 maf (9,251 mcm) of consumptive use in accordance with Article III(3)(a) of the Operating Criteria and Article II(B)(1) of the Decree. ' The Surplus condition is defined as annual pumping and release from Lake Mead sufficient to satisfy in excess of 7.500 maf (9,251 mcm) consumptive use in accordance with Article III(3)(b) of the Operating Criteria and Article II(B)(2) of the Decree. ' The Interim u lus Guidelines, h S rp whic became effective February 26, 2001 and were first utilized in ' CY 2002, serve to implement the narrative provisions of Article III(3)(b) of the Operating Criteria and Article II(B)(2) of the Decree for the period through 2016. These specific interim surplus guidelines will be used annually by the Secretary to determine the quantity of water available for use ' within the Lower Division States. Article II(B)(6) of the Decree allows the Secretary to allocate water that is apportioned to one Lower ' Division State, but is for any reason unused in that State, to another Lower Division State. This determination is made for one year only and no rights to recurrent use of the water accrue to the state that receives the allocated water. As provided in the Interim Surplus Guidelines, Section 1(B), ' before making a determination of a Surplus condition under these Guidelines, the Secretary will determine the quantity of apportioned but unused water from the basic apportionments, based on the best available information at the time. Reclamation does not anticipate any available unused