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<br />, <br /> <br />..CAP water consistent with the terms of the negotiated settlements currently under discussion with the <br />W Central Arizona Water Conservation District and the Gila River Indian Community. It is anticipated a <br />draft EIS will be available for public review and comment in the summer of2000. The report is available <br />on the Internet at www.aoo.lc.usbr.govunder "CAP Water Reallocation EIS Scoping Report." <br /> <br />Environmental Dam: The Denver Water Board, the Northern Water Conservancy District, and the <br />Municipal Subdistrict are proposing a reservoir that will supply nearly 11,000 acre feet of water to help <br />recover the four federally listed Colorado River fish. The proponents submitted a water rights application <br />in District Water Court in Glenwood Springs on Dec. 10 to build the "Sulphur Gulch Reservoir." The <br />reservoir site is near De Begue, about 40 miles Northeast of Grand Junction on Sulphur Gulch. <br /> <br />The reservoir could provide a source of water to meet the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish <br />Recovery Program's requirement that 10,825 acre-feet of water be provided on an annual basis when most <br />the fish most need it. <br /> <br />Colorado River Salinity Control Program: Letters were sent to the Governor's of each of the <br />Colorado River Basin states on December 3 indicating that the Salinity Control Forum has completed its <br />Triennial Review of the Colorado River numeric criteria for salinity and the plan of implementation for <br />maintaining the numeric criteria. No change to the numeric criteria was recommended. Pursuant to <br />section 303(c)(1) of the Clean Water Act the water pollution control agency for each Basin state must <br />review the criteria and plan of implementation and take appropriate action. The Colorado Water Quality <br />Control Commission reviewed and unanimously approved the revised plan of implementation as a policy <br />statement, and reaffirmed the existing Colorado River Salinity Standards Regulation following an <br />.. informational hearing at its December 13, 1999 meeting. The numeric criteria, plan of implementation <br />wand record will now be transmitted to EPA for final approval. <br /> <br />The Senate has passed S. 1211 the bill to reauthorize the Colorado River Salinity Control Act and <br />increase the funding ceiling for competitive basin-wide programs to address Colorado River salinity <br />upstream of Imperial Dam from $75 million to $175 million. The legislation was sent to the House on <br />November 22, 1999. No action has presently occurred on the Bill in the House. <br /> <br />The next Forum meeting is scheduled for May 24, 2000 in Price, Utah. <br /> <br />Lower Colorado River Basin Water Use Report: As ofNovemberi999 the consumptive use of <br />water in the Lower Colorado River Basin for calendar year 1999 is projected to be as follows: <br /> <br />Arizona 2,770,362 <br />California 5,192,710 <br />Nevada 281,727 <br />Subtotal 8,244,800 <br />Unmeasured Returns (235,033) <br />States Total 8,009,767 <br />Mexican Treaty 1,700,000 <br />Excess of Treaty 923,675 <br />Minute 242 Bvoass 72.073 <br />Total LB & Mexico 10,705,515 <br /> <br />.. As of January 4, 2000 water year 2000 is shaping up to be a dry year. Basin snow pack is only 49 <br />W% of average. The April-July forecasted inflow into Lake Powell is only 4.25 MAF or 55% of average. <br /> <br />9 <br />