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00314S 4 These criteria arc established only after consultation Idth the affected states. Although legislation and the operating criteria contain general guidelines for reservoir operations, disagreements do arise over specific proposed actions. The states feel, however, that mechanisms do e~ist for resolution of these issues, Water Supply Augmentation: The Southwestern states involved in PSIAC agree on the need to increase the I,ater supply of the region, In most cases, design and implementation of an augmentation.program will be a major effort, and will require extensive coordination between the federal government* and all states of the region, Federal Water Policy, Legislation, and Regulations: }~ny aspects of policy, legislation, and regulation at the federal level have implications specific to particular regions. The 160-acre limitation and reserved water rights are examples of such issues particularly important in the Pacific Southwest, A mechanism for monitoring federal proposals and actions, as well as for coordinating regional responses, would be most desirable, Regional Organizations Created to Address Regional Issues {{ithin the Pacific Southwest area a number of regional organizations have been created to address one or mOre selected issues. A representation of these follows,** Pacific Southl.est ~'!.~_er-Agency Committee: The Pacific Southl,est Inter-Aueney Committee (PSIAC) is the successor to the Pacific Southwest Federal Inter-Agel1cy Technical Committee, The latter I,as created il1itially * Section 202 of the Colorado River Basin Project Act makes satisfaction of the requirements of the Nexican t.Jater Treaty a national obligation, and contemplates a feelerally constructed nnd fundcd regional water augmentation project. ,'0'( Najar portions of the ~..rritQ-ups \>lcrc taken from t1Hestern States Uater Organ.c?illi"n,.;: Future Rules" n "'port prepared and puhlished by the Hestern Statufi l,.,ratcr Connell in Hay 1977. C-5