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<br />01),)529 <br /> <br />December 17, 1997 <br />DRAFT <br /> <br />Resources in their activities to evaluate water use practices with respect to <br /> <br />reasonable and beneficial use. As one facet of this accord, the California <br /> <br />agencies will defer to the judgement of the State and federal agencies with <br /> <br />respect to reasonable and beneficial use by other agencies and will not <br /> <br />challenge the use by the other agencies. <br /> <br />Reservoir ODerations <br /> <br />o Ooeration of Lake Mead - The Plan recognizes that even with full <br /> <br />development in the Upper Basin, there will be surplus flows from time-to-time <br /> <br />due to favorable runoff conditions and that a portion of these flows can be <br /> <br />used in the urban and agricultural areas in conjunction with firm supplies. <br /> <br />The plan also recognizes the need to address periods of low runoff. The <br /> <br />CRB will work with the California agencies, the other Colorado River Basin <br /> <br />states, and the Secretary of the Interior to develop and implement Lake <br /> <br />Mead operating criteria that make optimum use of the runoff and available <br /> <br />storage without exposing the other Basin states to unreasonable risks. <br /> <br />The Plan proposes a reservoir operating strategy that is coupled with <br /> <br />firm and non-firm water transfers, enhanced water supply programs, and <br /> <br />administrative programs. The resulting reservoir operating strategy for Lake <br /> <br />Mead is based upon: 1) the avoidance of future hydrologic spills; 2) the high <br /> <br />probability that, with firm and non-firm water transfers being implemented by <br /> <br />c:I...I44pIrv17.wpd <br /> <br />16 <br />