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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Colorado River Interim Operating Criteria and Monitoring of California's Progress in Reducing <br />Its Uses to 4.4 <br />MAF: The <br />graph tracks the <br />progress of <br />California's <br />efforts to reduce <br />its use of <br />Colorado River <br />water. The <br />graph shows the <br />reductions <br />expected in <br />California <br />agricultural <br />water use as <br />outlined in the <br />Interim <br />Operating <br />Criteria. <br />Progress will be <br />monitored <br />monthly. <br /> <br />Ruedi Reservoir Negotiations: Reclamation has initiated contract negotiations with the USFWS <br />(USFWS) and the CWCB on a long-term contract to deliver up to 10,825 acre-feet of water per year <br />from Ruedi Reservoir for the benefit of endangered fish in the 15-mile reach of the Colorado River. <br />This contract is for one-half of the water remaining available for sale from the regulatory capacity of the <br />reservoir following Round II water sales. The contract would run through the year 2012. Reclamation, <br />Service, and CWCB have entered into annual contracts for the use of this water since approximately <br />1990. Completion of this contract is a key element required under the terms of the PBO for the <br />Colorado River mainstem. I have designated Randy Seaholm as our lead negotiator for this contract. <br />We will be coordinating our efforts with the Division Engineer, Attorney General, Colorado River <br />Water Conservation District, Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, and the Ruedi Water <br />and Power Authority. The first negotiating session was held in Carbondale on July 2 and the next <br />session is scheduled for August 13 at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. <br /> <br />Colorado River Drought Mitigation: Private, state and federal interests have joined together to help <br />reduce the impacts ofthe current drought on water users along the Colorado River mainstem. <br />ExxonMobil Corporation along with nearly a dozen other west slope water owners have signed an <br />agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to allow water supplies that each has under contract in <br />Ruedi Reservoir, but are presently unused, to be released for the benefit of existing water users faced <br />with the prospect of running out of water this year. Reclamation will thus be able to manage the donated <br />Ruedi water with supplies from Green Mountain Reservoir to satisfy downstream water right holders <br />and prevent a "call" that would otherwise shut off junior water right holders upstream. This effort <br />coupled with reasonable reductions in demands be senior water right holders and other users will <br />mitigate the impacts of this years drought as much as reasonable possible along the Colorado mainstem. <br />We wish to express our thanks to all parties involved in this unusual but highly beneficial effort of <br />cooperation. <br /> <br />Dec. 1 Forecast of 2001 Year-End Colorado River <br />Water Use by the California Agricultural Agencies <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />- <br />'" <br />~ <br />'" <br />t; 3 <br />co <br />.... <br />o <br />:g 2 <br />~ <br />:E <br /> <br />---~. 3.850 MAF <br />-2003 Target = 3.74 MAF <br />.......2006 Target = 3.64 MAF <br />_. _. - 2009 Target = 3.53 MAF <br />_ _ _ _ 2012 Target = 3.47 MAF <br />____ Year-End Forecast <br />--+-- Use This Year <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />o <br />J <br /> <br />N <br /> <br />D <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />M <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />M <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />F <br /> <br />First of Month <br /> <br />17 <br />