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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />). <br /> <br />;/ Agenda Item 28 <br />May 23-25, 2005 Board Meeting <br />Page 3 00 <br /> <br />relatively minimal. The over deliveries as of April 22, 2005 were 112,900 acre-feet and have been <br />just 58,000 acre-feet since January 151 of this year. This is largely because the U.S. Bureau <br />Reclamation and the U.S Anny of Engineers have worked very closely and utilized the Corps <br />flood control reservoirs on the Bill Williams and the Gila to the maximum extent possible. <br />Furthermore, Mexico has already adjusted their delivery schedule a couple of times to take <br />advantage of those over deliveries, although this has not always worked to the benefit of the <br />United States because over deliveries can be used to meet Mexico's needs in those over delivery <br />months, which allows them in turn to increase deliveries in later months during the year as over <br />deliveries do not account against the 1.5 MAF delivery obligation. <br /> <br />The two issues that will need to be addressed during the up coming discussions will be 1) how to <br />determine deficiencies to the Mexican Treaty obligation, and 2) when does an "extraordinary <br />drought exist such that Mexico must share in any shortages. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the positions taken to date be continued and that it may be appropriate to <br />further discuss some of these issues during executive session. <br /> <br />Attachment <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning <br />