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<br />OOl153n <br /> <br />December 17,1997 <br />DRAFT <br /> <br />California, the Colorado River Aqueduct can be kept full from within <br /> <br />California's basic entitlement and its use of surplus water; and 3) <br /> <br />implementation of the proposed three levels of release from Lake Mead, <br /> <br />which would defer the need for Metropolitan to seek to bank conserved water <br /> <br />in the mainstream reservoirs during the Phase I period. As such, the Plan <br /> <br />proposes three levels for which surplus water would be made available for <br /> <br />use by Colorado River mainstream users in the United States. All three <br /> <br />levels provide surplus water deliveries to Colorado River mainstream users <br /> <br />in the United States. A detailed description of the reservoir operations for <br /> <br />Lake Mead is contained in Attachment 2. <br /> <br />ImDacts to be Addressed <br /> <br />o Salton Sea Transfer ImDacts -- The Salton Sea exists as the result of <br /> <br />agricultural drainage from the Imperial, Coach ella, and Mexicali Valleys. <br /> <br />While this drainage is the source of water that keeps the sea from drying up, <br /> <br />it contains salts which, when combined with evaporation, continue to <br /> <br />increase the salinity of the sea. The CRB and the California agencies will <br /> <br />work with the Salton Sea Authority, the State of California, the federal <br /> <br />government, and others in considering impacts on the Salton Sea caused by <br /> <br />reduced flows associated with agricultural conservation and in considering <br /> <br />cLI44plrv17.wpd <br /> <br />17 <br />