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UUL~\)J '. . . EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S MONTHLY REPORT TO THE COLORADO RIVER BOARD OF CALIFORNIA I , \ ~r) L/\ October 14. 2003 ADMINISTRATION CRB Budget for FY 2003-04 Included in the Board folder is a copy of Standard Agyeement No. 36, to be signed by the Executive Director of the Colorado River Board and Chairman of the Six Agency Committee, approving the revised funding arrangement for the Board's Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Budget. You will recall, the Board's budget for FY 2003-04 had its General Fund contribution reduced from $192,000 to zero. The only external funds to be provided to the Board will be $14,000 from the Environmental License Plate Fund. At last months Board meeting, the Six Agency Committee agyeed to increase its \ contributions, in the amount of$258,OOO, to support the Colorado River Board's activities for Fiscal/' Year 2003-2004. AGENCY MANAGERS MEETING The Agency Managers have not met since the last Board meeting. PROTECTION OF EXISTING RIGHTS Colorado River Water Report As of October I, 2003, storage in the major Upper Basin reservoirs decreased by 105,000 acre-feet and storage in the Lower Basin reservoirs decreased by 253,000 acre-feet during September. Total System active storage as of October 2nd was 34.058 million acre-feet (mat) or 56 percent of capacity, which is 3.793 mafless than one year ago. September Teleases from Hoover, Davis, and Parker Dams averaged 9,830, 11,090 and 9,630 cubic feet per second (cfs), respectively. Planned releases from those three dams for the month of October 2003 are 8,600,11,200, and 8,700 cfs, respectively. The October releases represent those needed to meet downstream water requirements including those caused by reduced operation of ,-- ---- Senator Wash Reservoir. .--- The final October 6, 2003, observed April through July 2003 unregulated inflow into Lake Powell was 3.918 maf, which is 49 percent of the 3D-year average for the period 1961-1990. The