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<br />SENT BY; <br /> <br />4-19-99; 12;24;WyD State ,Engineers -+ <br /> <br />9709454921;# 2/ 4 <br /> <br /> <br />State Engineer's Office <br /> <br />_ BaildiJlg. 4-ll 0le)al1le. Wyoming 82002 <br />(101)777-llS4 FAX(307)m.5451 <br />seoIec-..........wy... <br /> <br />Jill GEIlIIGElI <br />GO\ERIfOR <br /> <br />GORDON WI. FASSETT <br />Sf A TE ENGINEER <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Apri116, 1999 <br /> <br />R.obat JohnSon <br />Jl"Sinruol Director <br />Lo'Wer ColoradD Resiona1 0IIice <br />U,S. Bureau ofll....J.nmrinn <br />A&.ltiuu; Jayne Harkios <br />P,O. BOlt 61470 <br />Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470 <br /> <br />.Dear FP.giopal Diractor JohmoD: <br /> <br />We are writing in response to Secrewy Babbitt's invitation to ................ on the <br />draft Notice of Intent, proposed to be pllhli'lhed in the Federal Register, on the <br />~t of Colondo .River surplIIs 8Dd sbor1llge guiddillell. We lIpprc..iate the <br />opportunity to provide the COIIII\HlIlb r.nntAil'oe<f in this letter. All Wyoming's <br />Commisaionc:r to the Upper Colmado .River Com...i.,lon, T have '-t iInIolved in the <br />develOJliDt'lt of the Qmnniooion's 8lllIed position on this matter and wbolebesrtedly <br />support, the r.nmJIVO!ntll aprc-d in tbe CllIIIIDissioo's April 16, 1999 1eIta-. k. the .. <br />rtpre"""IBI;~e for the Govanot- of the Slate of Wyoming fur Colorado RM:r matters, T ., <br />believe it is important to apprise you of our ~ClIIIl concerns regardinB the approach <br />COJJteIDpIKted by, and tile COIIlcIIb ot; tile draft Notil:e oflDtalt. <br /> <br />It is the view of the Stlde of Wyomiug that Ihe Amwal Operating Plan (AOP) <br />development process is the only appropriate forum for the development of surplus am:! <br />sbortagll guidelioe& for appIJcation in mRk~ the IIIIW8.I water supply determinations <br />..........;~ withiD the CoIondo River AOP. We support the development ofboth smpIus <br />lIIIIl shortage 8'';~. A:i you know, the UppeI' Division Slates aDd ArimDa aDd Nevada <br />ha-ve pa\lpCRicd to the Secretary "interim" guidelines (e.g., tcmpomry criteria) tIIII1 the <br />States feel shouJd be used lIurina the U1IDSitioD period as Califoruia impl"'""e"ts i1s "4.4 <br />Plan~ to meet its increasing milan water supply needs wbiJe reduciag its IIIIDUal <br />dependatcc: 1lD Colorado River WIller bEt: to its annuli buic apportioamClll during years <br />in which the Secretary bas IIIIlde a Rot1IW watlll" supply dctermiDation. <br /> <br />lInponautty. the Slales nlCOWI..c:ndt.i to the Sccret8ly that their proposed interim <br />Il1n"'Jioes be iocorporIted iDto the AOP deveIoplllCllt process, md therefore. in the <br />praent inIItance. r.nnri..'O to beIiew tbllt the Sec:tetaIy' proposed devdoplllCllt of mrplus <br />and short.a@e 8l';cJ~"CS Jhou1d also be within tJJc AOP davelopmmt process. We believe <br />that the c..i$~ process and forum IIICd fur IIII1liaally l'._i..,g and l~....~""ing the <br />ColOJado Riwr AOP is lIppropriate for initi.., the devclupman of more speci& surplus <br /> <br />s.._w_ <br />(3D1) m~15 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Gtound W..r <br />(3Qn 'TTJ..e163 <br /> <br />Boo'" .t CotllrDl <br />r.:mT17n.R"l'7Jl <br /> <br />APR-19-1999 12:17 <br /> <br />307 777 S4S1 <br /> <br />P.02 <br />