BOARD02180

• Board Meeting Date: 1/22/2003
• Description: WSP Section - Colorado River Issues
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Mr. Jesse P. Silva

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QSA-based lID 2003 Determination Quantity (at)
QSA.basedlID Consumptive Use Cap 3,100,000
Reductions (minus) (minus)
Conserved Water delivered ,
to MWD at Parker Dam (104,000)
(pursuant to 19881ID/MWD Agreement) .
PPR & Misc. . (11,500)
SDCW A Transfer (10,000)
CY 2002 Overuse Repayment Requirement' Su~ject to determination by Reclamation
Total Reductions 125,500 + anv CY 2002 Overuse~
Resulting Total Approved lID 2,974,500 af (minus) any CY 2002
Consumptive Use for 2003 (QSA-based) Overuse Repayment Requirement
Plus (+) Estimated Return Flows + 95,900
Total Approved lID Diversions 3,070,400 af (minus) any CY 2002
for 2003 at Imperial Dam (QSA-based) .Overuse Repayment Requirement

, The Secretary of the Interior executed a Supplement io the 2002 AOP on November 22,2002.
Preliminary Cotorado River water delivery accounting data for cj;y 2002, compiled pursuant to Article V ofthe
Decree, tndicated that requests for water deliveries by agricultur~l us~s in California (palo Verde Irrigation
District, Imperial Irrigation District and Coachella Valley Water District) during CY 2002 had the potential to
exceed the maximum amount of water available under the deter)ninations made in the 2002 AOP approved and
transmitted by the Secretary on January 14,2002. In light of this potential CY 2002 overuse, the Secretary made
the following detenoination:
Subject to the provisions of this Supplement to the 2002 AOP, I authorize Reclamation to release
water to these three Califomia agricultural contractors 'to meet their pending requests in excess of
their previously approved annual water orders. If the J;inal Supreme Court decree accounting
data for CY 2002 show that quantities in excess ofpreyiously approved water orders were
actually consumed by the California agricultural contr~ctors, Reclamation will impose repayment
obligations as authorized by applicable federal law, regulations, Section 5 water delivery
contracts, and approved water orders. Completion oHepayment for overuse in CY 2002 shall
take place within four years beginning in CY 2003 with a minimum of25% of the overrun
returned to the system each year. Repayment for overuse shall be in the fonn of reduced
diversions as a result ofadjustments to prospective diversions. Determination of overuse shall be
based on final Article V decree accounting data for CY 2002 prepared by Reclamation.
Supplement to 2002 Aop, at 1-2 (Nov. 22, 2002). Accordingly, revisions to this approved CY 2003 water order
may be required pending Reclamation's fmal Article V decreeiaccounting data for CY 2002.

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