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HocKyMountaih NewS 5<lt.. F'eb. 23,1991 No word on water for California .' Governor, top officials in drought-plagued state. haven't seen relief offer News Washington Bureau . WASHINGTON - Colorado yes- terday waited with bated breath for California to respond to its offer of water for drought relief, but California was preoccupied, The u.s. Interior Department, meanwhile, said it would wait to see how other Western states re- sponded before it got involved, California Gov, Pete Wilson was in Mexi~o yesterday and was no! due to return to Sacramento until late last night, Neither of the. state's U.S, senators - Democrat Alan Cranston and Republican John Seymour' - had seen the offer, according to spokesmen, Nor had two California House members - Republicans William Thomas and Jerry LeWis - who represent 'some of the most drought -stricken areas, Mark Stephenson, spokesman for the Interior Department's Bu- reau of Reclamation, said the bu- reau planned to stay out of the matter until the seven states of the. Colorado River Compact have mad~ their positions known, Colorado Goy, Roy Romer on Thursday offered CalUornia 400,000 acre-fe.et of water now in Lake Meade on the Neva;1a-Ariz6- na border. In exchange,ne wants an assurance from California that it will recognize Colorado's claim to river water that is allotted the state under the compact, but that it might not immediately use, Colorado lacks storage capacity for aU the water it's entitled to under the compact, and hence some of that water flows out of the state. "Any unused apportionment (to be given to California) would have to be agreed to by the other states, , ,." Stephenson said, ~ - t