BOARD00936

• Board Meeting Date: 1/25/2005
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Funding was also provided for a successful wildlife mitigation program being implemented in partnership
with CDOW and local interests. The Forum will be holding its spring 2005 meeting in Grand Junction
and touring project activities in the area in cooperation with local Conservation Districts, the CRWCD,
and the UVWUA.

Colorado River Deliveries to Mexico: Mexico has provided their water delivery schedule for calendar
year 2005 and has requested that 1,358,883 AF be delivered at Morelos Dam with the balance of 141,118
delivered at the Land Boundary near San Luis less a small amount taken out at Parker Dam for the benefit
of Tijuana. The delivery schedule is broken down into monthly and daily volumetric amounts, pursuant
to the 1944 Treaty, so over deliveries in a given month, due to significant precipitation events, do not
reduce later obligations of the United States.

Colorado River Board of California: Lester Snow of the California Department of Water Resources
informed us that Governor Schwartzeneger is trying to eliminate about 100 California Boards and
Commissions, including California Colorado River Board, Jerry Zimmerman's organization.

Lester said it still must go through a "Little Hoover Commission" and then the Legislature, but he said he
expects it to happen.

Lester wanted us to know that this does not mean that California will be changing how they interact on
the Colorado River issues. He said that Jerry would still be involved and represent California. He did not
know the future structure, but thought it would either be under some form of a contractual basis or even
with Jerry moving into the Dept of Water Resources. He wanted to assure us that from the outside, it
should still work like business as usual.

The Colorado River Water Users Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas: Among the topics
discussed were: I) the Arizona-Las Vegas agreement for intrastate water banking; 2) the challenges
presented by the drought; and 3) shortage criteria. Undersecretary Griles and Commissioner Keys, of the
Bureau of Reclamation both spoke and issued challenges to the States to develop solutions by April I,
2005, or have the Interior Department impose solutions on the States. Copies of both statements are
attached.

Upper Basin States Meet with Lower Basin States to Discuss Compact issues: The Upper Basin
States and Lower Basin States met following the Colorado River Water User Association meeting, in Las
Vegas. The States agreed to continue to meet to discuss opportunities to better manage the Colorado
River, in a manner consistent with the Colorado River Compact, and to address the States' needs as
precipitated by the drought. The technical work group will meet on Jan. 21 and the 7-State
representatives will
meet on Jan. 31-Feb. I
in Albuquerque.

Colorado River
Water Use: As ofJan.
I storage in the four
major Upper Basin
reservoirs decreased
by 218,980 acre-feet
and storage in the
Lower Basin
reservoirs increased by
93,000 acre- feet
during December.

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January 1 Forecast of 2004 Year-End Colorado River
Water Use by the California Agricultural Agencies

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3.850 MAF
-2003 Target = 3.74 MAF
- - - . . . 2006 Target = 3.64 MAF
- . - . 2009 Target = 3.53 MAF
- - - 2012 Target = 3.47 MAF
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