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<br />. <br /> <br />December 12, 2005 <br />PageS of 15 <br />Working Draft for Discussion <br /> <br />represent a determination by the United States that surplus water is a\'ailable for <br />delivery to Mexico. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />4. ICS. Above the elevation that triggers a Shonage condition, any Section 5 <br />contract user within a stale may be permitted to use water that it has made <br />3\'ailable by augmenting the amount of water in Lake Mead. Such <br />augmentation would result in the contractor being provided with credits. In <br />order to ease the burden of accounting on the Bureau of Reclamation, the <br />contractor with the lowest priority to each state's basic apportionment could <br />choose to administer the use of ICS within that state. Availability of the <br />augmented supply ofwater for delivery and use would require a determination <br />consistent with Articles II (B)(2) and (6) of the Decree, would require a water <br />delivery contract, and an agreement by the other states 10 forbear ordering the <br />ICS. Forbearance agreements may have special conditions and requirements. <br />The Secretary should abide by all forbearance agreemenls. The availability of <br />ICS would not represent a determination by the United States that surplus water <br />is available for delivery to Mexico. <br /> <br />Sources oflCS 'Vater <br /> <br />Four sources of water have been identified that could be made available to <br />augment the amount of water in Lake Mead for the purposes of creating ICS. The <br />sources include water imported to the Colorado River system; water created by <br />exchange/demand management; water conservc.."<i through improvement in syslem <br />efficiencies (e.g. improved terminal storage 10 reduce over-deliveries to ~'fexico); <br />and water conserved by extraordinary measures. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Principles Gonrniog Use of res <br /> <br />5 <br />