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<br />HP LASERJET 3330 <br /> <br />p.5 <br /> <br />; <br /> <br />Jul OS 2003 1:13PM <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The modified ISG would determine that a surplus condition will exist each year <br />l through 2016 and that 60,000 afy of sarplus will be available for Nevada annually for <br />. . domestic purposes without further Ilmitation as to use. If waivers ("forbearance <br />,agreements") by surplus contract-holders in other States were not timely received, the <br />~ Secretary would deliver surplus water to Nevada under the modified ISO' unless a <br />/: specific request were made by a surplus contract-holder. In that case, the request would <br />~I be honored and Nevada'S silrp1us decreased accordingly. I I In years in which a . <br />, Quantified Surplus or Flood Control Surplus is declared under the ISO. Nevada would <br />receive additional water to satisfy all beneficial uses, including off-stream banking as <br />provided in sections 2(B)(3) and 2(B)(4) of the ISG. <br /> <br />The existing ISO' provisions (terms, conditions and benclunarks) would continue <br />to apply to California. The changes required in the 150 by this proposal will be provided <br />soon. <br /> <br />Benefits to Basin States <br /> <br />For the other basin states this proposal is within the existing framework. It <br />provides certainty to them by capping Nevada's surplus demands on the river at a level <br />that may he less than Nevada would be entitled to receive under the existing ISG. It .also <br />leaves in place all of the ISG provisions pertaining to California and retains the incentives <br />of the 20 1 6 sunset provisions. Further, it facilitates a plan of action that can help stabilize <br />Nevada's dependency on the mainstream of the Colorado. Thus, this proposal compels <br />Nevada and SNW A to further develop in-state supplies as soon as practicable, adding a <br />level of security for the other stares. Without this proposal, Nevada will face the spectre <br />of not meeting Its near term domestic water demands. <br /> <br />For Nevada, this proposal would provide the essential component of the bridge <br />supply of water through 2016, critical to SNW A's program to develop long-term, in-state <br />supplies to supplement Nevada's basic apportionment. That program requires a long <br />lead-time. Implementation of the proposal will allow Nevada to focus on developing . <br />. those.reli.abl~n-stat&-supplemeet11l-suppHes;-without diYertin~reSOl.1fCesto se&FClITOi' - - <br />stop~gap measureS. The 2016 sunset will reinforce SNW A's deciSion to undertake and <br />pursue diligently its in-state options. <br /> <br />Hydrologic: Basis for a 60,000 !lfy Surplus <br /> <br />The 60,000 aiy of surplus specified in Nevada's proposal is based upon an <br />application of hydrologic probabilities for the predefined range of surplus conditions to <br />the water demand for southern Nevada through 2016. The annual probabilities for <br />surplus conditions were determined using the USBR Colorado River model, updated to <br />reflect recent drought conditions. The resultant aggregate quantified volume of water <br />(840 leaf) was then' averaged over the 14 years (2003 - 2016) to yield a consumptive use <br /> <br />IL Nevada recognizes that such arequest(s) by surptus contract holders would defeat the purpose of the <br />modificatiOn and cause the Secretary to consider rescinding the modification of the ISO. <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />I <br />