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and Lake Mead under low reservoir
<br />conditions to manage the river in the
<br />January
<br />U.S. during drought periods is a third
<br />potential binational water concern. No
<br />12 -13 Water and the West — Meeting Supply Challenges Today and Beyond,
<br />formal proposal for the guidelines has
<br />sponsored by The Center for the New West, Las Vegas, NV
<br />been issued yet, but Reclamation held a
<br />web: http:// www .centerfornewwest.org /water.xml
<br />series of hearings in early November to
<br />26 -27 Colorado Water Congress Annual Convention. Denver, CO.
<br />gather input from stakeholders. Shortage
<br />Contact: Richard D. MacRavey, 303 - 837 -0812, wwwcowatercongress.org
<br />guidelines could follow the format of
<br />February
<br />the interim surplus criteria, but they
<br />would address management of the
<br />17 -20 9' Annual Salton Sea International Bird Festival, Imperial, CA
<br />reservoir system during dry conditions.
<br />Contact 760- 344 -5359 email: birdfest @usa.net
<br />The issue is particularly acute for
<br />web: http: // newriverwetlands .com /saltonsea.hunl
<br />Colorado River basin states that have
<br />20 -21 Water: Lifeline in the Desert, sponsored by Nevada Water Resources
<br />endured a record, five -year drought.
<br />Association, Mesquite, NV Contact: 775 -626 -6389
<br />The water year that ended September
<br />web: http: / /www.nvwra.org /news.asp
<br />30, 2005, was slightly above average,
<br />March
<br />but the two main storage reservoirs,
<br />Lake Mead and Lake Powell, are only
<br />6 -7 Colorado Water Law, Denver, CO
<br />about 55 percent full, leaving the system
<br />Contact: CLE International, 800 - 873 -7130, www.cle.com
<br />very vulnerable should the coming water
<br />9 -11 Xeriscape Conference and Expo, sponsored by Xeriscape Council of
<br />year be a dry one.
<br />New Mexico, Inc., Albuquerque, NM
<br />Shortage guidelines would establish
<br />Contact: Scott Varner, 505- 468 -1021 email: scott@xeriscapenm.com
<br />web: wwwxeriscapenm.com
<br />some operational rules to be followed in
<br />the Lower Basin in water -short condi-
<br />23 -24 Water Education Foundation 23'd Annual Executive Briefing,
<br />Sacramento, CA • Contact Diana Farmer, 916- 444 - 6240, email:
<br />tions, but they would raise complex
<br />dfarmer@watereducation.org web: www.watereducation.org
<br />questions about how a shortage declara-
<br />tion might affect Mexico. Would a
<br />April
<br />shortage declaration in the three Lower
<br />5 -7 Water Education Foundation Lower Colorado River Tour, Las Vegas, NV
<br />Basin states of Arizona, California and
<br />Contact: Diana Farmer, 916- 444 -6240 email: dfarmer@'watereducation.org
<br />Nevada trigger language in the 1944
<br />web: www.watereducation.org
<br />U.S.- Mexico treaty compelling Mexico
<br />26 -28 Water Education Foundation Central Valley Tour, Sacramento, CA
<br />to share in that shortage by taking less
<br />Contact: Diana Farmer, 916- 444 -6240 email: dfarmer@watereducation.org
<br />than its 1.5 million acre -feet of water
<br />web: www.watereducation.org
<br />in a water -short year? Could extremely
<br />27 -28 Wyoming Water Law, Cheyenne WY
<br />dry conditions in the Upper Basin
<br />Contact CLE International, 800 - 873 -7130, web:www cle.com
<br />similarly trigger the treaty provision?
<br />How shortage guidelines would be
<br />May
<br />implemented within the context of the
<br />15 -16 10th Annual Water Reuse Research Conference, sponsored by WateReuse
<br />1922 Compact and the 1944 Treaty
<br />Foundation, Phoenix, AZ Contact: 703- 684 -2481
<br />remains unclear.
<br />web: http: / /waterease.org /Foundation /2006conf /index.html
<br />Shortage guidelines are scheduled
<br />June
<br />to be completed by December 2007
<br />under a timetable announced in May
<br />14 -16 Water Education Foundation Bay -Delta Tour, Sacramento, CA
<br />2005 by Interior Secretary Gale Norton.
<br />Contact: Diana Farmer, 916- 444 -6240, email: dfarmer@watereducation.org
<br />web: www.watereducation.org
<br />What's Ahead? 20 -21 Annual Statewide Water Conference, sponsored by Arizona Water
<br />Mexico and the U.S. have a Resources Research Center, Phoenix, AZ
<br />longstanding relationship on water Contact: Cas Sprout, 520- 792 -9591 ext. 55 email: csprout @ag.arizona.edu
<br />issues, and have created a binational Contact Sue McClurg with your calendar items from July 2006 through
<br />agency, the IBWC, to address them. December 2006 for inclusion in the Summer 2006 issue of River Report
<br />How will stakeholders and those smcclurg@watereducation.org or 717KStreet, Suite 317, Sacramento, CA 95814
<br />Continued on page 11
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