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<br />. <br /> <br />.-. <br /> <br />./...... <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />u <br /> <br />^=cbment to Board l.etter 8- J 6 <br />Januuy6,1999 <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Work clO$el)1 with Q,liforniiJ entities and the other SfIlles 10 deveIup <br />surplllS criterUz to ensU'" aJulI aqudUd in theJuture and to have the <br />IID/SDCWA. transjer conditions s~d. Whether MS part of the <br />California Plan process or otherwise, Metropolitu will continue to work <br />Ull the.'<C viml clements of the Plan. The Board recolIlIllends thal UlI: <br />parties, as part of this effort, explore the develOJllllent of slUplus criteria <br />that would provide groundWllter storage along the Aqneduct, in the <br />Coachella Valley,lIIld in Arl~ as needed, to 1'l1cilitate MelIupolitan's <br />ahility to build up long term reserves. <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />DePewp CIlternative means to ;mpkmenl tlte ptilicy. Me1ropolitan <br />supports the California Plan ~ and its goal of reducins Clilifornia's <br />use of Colorado River water. Nevertheless, ~elup~~ vvith ~l to <br />qwurtification and !lU1'plus criteria suggest 1hat Metropolilan may Dot be <br />abb:: to rely :K>1~ly Oil the Califomia Pion process to ,;ecure its llolicy goals. <br />Accordingly, Metropolitan will develop initiatives whieh it can pursue <br />either to supplement or in lieu of the California Plan. <br /> <br />The Board is especially concemed that MetJ:opolitllIl be prepared to <br />~puuU lQ growing prcoourec Oil Metropolit>""~ Member A2encies <br />to consent to the propo~iliou that they should be willing to forgo <br />concerns about the unreasonable use of water by agricultural <br />agencies and about the proper allocation of Colorado River water <br />by llie Secretary of the Interior among California's urban and <br />agricultunl1 water 1lSCr3. The: Board will thoroughly review and <br />develOp policy positions with respect to two lrd::lic question.s that <br />bear on the fundlllTlental issue of how Colorado River water should <br />be lIl10cated :unong Califorllia users to hest serve the public <br />interest: <br /> <br />a. <br /> <br />(1) Should MetropoUtan " Member Agencies be requiTed ro <br />&ive lip waUlr tUld l'eD$Olltlble use c1l1i1l1s and the Titht to <br />p/lnue a more appropri#te aUocation oj Colorruln River <br />water ill o,t/.er to Necure the IlD/SDCW A tr(Jlfsj'er QIId <br />surplus crikriiJ 10 IISSUK aJull "'Iuedllctl <br /> <br />The Board is concerned that the Secretuy's williIlgne!;.~ to develop <br />adequate surplus Crlt.c:riii bas becnliDkcd to the willingness of <br />Metropolitan's Member Agencies to forgo their willer use Ilnd <br />allor.ation claims. The Bollld :secs DO inunediate reason why urhan <br />rate payers should not be able <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />AllaCbmenl to !loorol Letter 8-16 <br />