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<br />December 12, 2005 <br />Page 4 of 15 <br />Working Draft for Discussion <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Surpluses <br /> <br />Water deliveries under surplus conditions would be made pursuant to four <br />conditions listed in order of storage condition in Lake Mead (Le., from highest <br />storage to lowest): <br /> <br />1. Flood Control Surplus (available to all states and Mexico ). The Secretary has <br />discretion to make deliveries above and beyond basic apportionments to holders <br />of valid water delivery contracts within the constraints of the Decree and the <br />1944 Treaty with Mexico. <br /> <br />2. Quantified Surolus. To avoid flood control releases under certain conditions <br />(e.g., 70R), a quantified surplus release may be calculated and delivered to <br />holders of valid water delivery contracts, including agricultural users in <br />accordance with the existing ISG. This surplus would be ordered in August <br />prior to the calendar year it is made available. A Quantified Surplus condition <br />would not represent a determination by the United States that surplus water is <br />available for delivery to Mexico. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />3. Domestic Surplus. A surplus would be calculated based on water needed to <br />meet direct domestic use in the United States. The surplus delivery would only <br />be made if the elevation of Lake Mead is above [an agreed upon elevation to be <br />determined]. (Under the ISG, the elevation is 1,125 feet above mean sea level <br />(finsl) for a Partial Domestic Surplus and 1,145 finsl for a Full Domestic <br />Surplus). The amount of water that is calculated to be available would be <br />determined annually based on water orders for direct domestic use. No recharge <br />or other off-stream storage would be used to calculate the domestic surplus <br />amounts, however such water may be re-regulated within a calendar year within <br />the storage facilities of a recipient. A Domestic Surplus condition would not <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />