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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MWD staff continue to work with the Arizona Water Banking Authority with the desire of <br />entering into a similar water hankine arrangement. <br /> <br />USBR 's Outreach Program <br /> <br />As part of Reclamation's intention of "Managing the Colorado River in an Era of Limits," <br />it has announced plans to hold a conference on April 151h, in Las V egas, at the Tropicana Inn Resort <br />and Casino to begin a dialogue with Colorado River water users about managing the Lower Colorado <br />River in a time of climinished water supplies. Reclamation will begin this outreach effort entitled <br />"An Era of (.imited Water Supply" with managers of Colorado River water contractor agencies, <br />Native Amencan Tribes, environmental organizations, and other interested parties. A copy of the <br />tentative agenda is included in the Board folder. Reclamation will be scheduling follow-on public <br />meetings in Arizona, Southern California, and Southern Nevada to allow any interested individual <br />the opportunity to speak on, and hear, Reclamation's view of the future use and management of the <br />River. Topics that will be discussed during these meetings include: an overview of key legislation, <br />current and proposed water use in the Colorado River Basin, Article V Decree accounting from the. <br />1964 U.S. Supreme Court Decree in Arizona v. California, the annual operating plan for the <br />Colorado River System reservoirs, reviewing and monitoring water orders and use in the Lower <br />Basin, contracting for water use in the Lower Basin, Part 417 water conservation, unauthorized use <br />of Colorado River water, ~d future directions in River management. <br /> <br />USBR Request for Information <br /> <br />On March 18,2003, Reclamation published a Notice in the Federal Register, that it was <br />soliciting comments from its stakeholders related to its respoilsibility for collecting data related to <br />diversions, return flow, and consumptive use of Colorado River water. Tbis information will be <br />submitted to the Office of Management and Budget in support of continuing this effort. Comments <br />are due by May 19, 2003. The Board has requested additional information from Reclamation and <br />is in the process of preparing a response to the notice. <br /> <br />Water Usefor Calendar Year 2003 <br /> <br />Included in the Board folder is a handout that I received entitled Lower Colorado River <br />Operations-Normal Year versus Full Domestic Surplus. Tbis is a very useful reference document <br />as it shows the water delivery schedule to various entities along the River under a Full Domestic <br />Surplus condition and a Normal condition. <br /> <br />Decree Accounting <br /> <br />Yuma Area <br /> <br />Last November, the Board wrote a letter to Reclamation expressing its concerns with the <br />water use accounting issues related to Yuma Island in light of the indefinite delay in completing the <br /> <br />4 <br />