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<br />,\ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />February 1 Forecast of 2005 Year-End Colorado River <br />Water Use by the California Agricultural Agencies <br /> <br />5 -~~!(""" ~" ~i"" .'}- '. t't.('t:{V : "'1; I'!)" ~f-9~ ~,~;-.-:'~..:.~~.' <br />;." :;(- ,~,tr '\>'{;~;::~:i' dt!{,~" '- ~~ 'j':;, ,f-:' ":~t.'1;., :\<.' J,~" ,~' ~-, ;~\' ~?~~fl:"U:,v- ''.1 <br />. -j ;. "')'_' );.-:>' .....' ""~".:'1" ~hl" ;,~~" ~ :i'~' . 'r-'1"' : ,- I 'i.~ , ',;~ \'- .',~, ",j) <br />/,'.,- :h~~I~."!;(.."'-f!.'L ;-.~..",,",><:..:i;1,., ~,-~.,.-'tWt.t?-;: .,'.)~/:*",., '.~r"" I ~',.: :." .....'..; ~:: . <br />.' . ":':".::.~,';\;_ :..,~~(~!.,~:,-~:::,~ .;. ...."'.i. t:'_~-,:,/.,: ;.-< '-'::<;:";~'. ...:J ~ <br /> <br />4 <br />i <br />.... <br />e 3 <br />u <br />" <br />'S <br />~ 2 <br />~ <br />i <br /> <br />'.. .,..~....-. ~ '...~-, ',:,,~,. ::.-: - -,;,.-}:!;.::" ~:-:.:::.' <br /> <br />. _--,e..:-.>"'~:,"""'_.:-::-_-=,_;- <br /> <br />~-:I>~ ~~~d' '. ~ ~:..~~ :-~ "';1~~~" ):~i:~ 1! '.::~:-;~~:'.~;:~ ~~.~ ~ ~,,;;;.:::.i;.~~~ .~:.~ <br />,:' ":,,,-~,-~~,;,--,,:::~- ,?::':'.",";~,~~~';"-~~'--'~ " -'~~^~;,~4 <br />;,~~~~'''~~~~ "",,'~r'rl~. ..' ';.",; ".,.1._ _in <br />',I ;:~I ,,:...:::,~~>l;1~:'~~_':"~~~~':'<:/'~';~'-"~/'; ,...;:;.t~: ,: '~:_.'Y':~-:~:::, ::~ <br />"-':;,:'..-:"1~.'_ \:,;'':_,-, ':r-,\..T../ ~.v _",-.~ ,..'f: ,:':~~i:~'::'~~"_:"? ",,' <br /> <br />, . ~.~~;~t&~-l")",.t ..'.,j ,," ",~ i~....'..;,..,~~..;~-".:.t._..: ,_ :z,...., t.i.) - <br />.' ',>:.:~r~:.:;.:. ;,'(:,~:: !>~: ";~,1" ~.: " ~ '~":~';'-::;',fk~).'~;'~;:~.'. "::,: '-, :;'~'''' <br />1 <br /> <br />3.~ MAF <br />- 2003 Target. 3.74 MAF <br />. . . - . . 2008 Target. 3.84 MAF <br />- . - . 2009 Target. 3.53 MAF <br />- - - 2012 Target. 3.47 MAF <br />---- Year-End Forecast <br />-+- us. This Vear <br /> <br />, , <br />J.'>""',. ~~;I_" .~~)_Z~.'. .~:( <'~~';.? :~;r~~:~'"':.~~f~::4::;'::jJj~;!-,> <br />KMl;;-"'~r+>>,~~i~",i'A'~'~~'''~~'< .. <br />.:-,.~~. .,...'''-~-''-'-~.". .;~+-", ~--:~...'; .:.~,":" <br /> <br /> <br />o <br />J <br /> <br />F <br /> <br />J J A S <br />First of Month <br /> <br />D <br /> <br />M <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />M <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />N <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />Colorado River 7-State proposal on Lower Basin Shortage Guidelines and the Coordinated <br />Management of Lakes Powell and Mead Under Low Reservoir Conditions and proposed 7-State <br />Agreement Update: Several things have happened since the March meeting: <br />. On March 31, 2006 the Bureau of Reclamation gave notice that a "Scoping Summary Report- <br />Development of Lower Basin Shortage Guidelines and Coordinated Management Strategies for <br />Lake Powell and Lake Mead, Particularly Under Low Reservoir Conditions," was available. A <br />copy of the Federal Register Notice is attached hereto. The entire scoping document can be <br />viewed at the following hltll://www.usbr.lIovllclregionlDrol!l.llrnslstratel!ies.html. Section 6 of <br />the Scoping Summary Report describes the alternatives currently under consideration. There are <br />five cooperating agencies working with the Bureau of Reclamation on the ErS; Bureau of Indian <br />affairs, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Western area Power <br />Administration and the U.S. Section ofthe International Boundary and Water Commission. <br />. The 7-States met with Reclamation on April 13th in Las Vegas to discuss the proposed EIS <br />alternatives and the various elements and options that would be considered in each. The initial <br />five possible alternatives, which are described in the scoping report. include I) No Action, 2) 7- <br />Basin States proposal, 3) Conservation before shortage, 4) no protection of critical reservoir <br />elevations, and 5) a power protection option. Discussion with other interest groups may produce <br />additional alternatives. There were also updates provided by Lower Basin interests on the <br />progress of various agreements needed to implement the 7-State proposal including forbearance <br />agreements, and a supplemental water proposal. Six of the seven states were prepared to sign the <br />7-State Agreement, with California being the only one not yet ready. <br />. On April 19th, the 7 -Basin State Technical Workgroup met with Reclamation to discuss modeling <br />assumptions for the various alternatives and define in greater detail what would constitute the no <br />action alternative since the current process involves the development of an annual operating plan <br />through Reclamation's consultation process. An additional meeting was held on April 24th and <br />. the next meeting will be on May 15'" in Salt Lake City. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />13 <br />