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\2JUL.."v...... " . . value of not less that 14.85 maf(elevation 3,630 feet) for Lake Powell. Since the Colorado River Basin is in its fourth year of drought, Reclamation, on January 28, 2003, published a notice in the Federal Register announcing its intention to consider adoption ofa specific interim 602(a) storage guideline. Within its proposed guideline, Reclamation proposed to adopt the proposal submitted by the representatives of the seven Basin States. Thirteen letters of comment were received. On September 301h, Reclamation published a notice in the Federal Register concerning the availability of an Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for an Interim 620(a) Storage Guideline for Management of the Colorado River. The proposed federal action is based on the proposal submitted by the representatives of the seven Basin States. Written comments on the draft EA are due by October 30, 2003. 5-Mile Zone Study Area Resources Management Plan Included in the Board folder is a letter from the Arizona Department of Water Resources to the Yuma Area Manager of Reclamation concerning Reclamation's interpretation of the Law of the River associated with pumping groundwater within the 5-Mile Zone along the Southerly International Boundary. The S-Mile Zone is located along the southern boundary of Arizona, adjacent to Mexico, and is S-miles wide, and extends east from the Colorado River for 13 miles. The Minute 242 well field is included within this area. According to the Mexican Treaty, each country is entitled to pump no more than 160,000 acre-feet annually. Private interests are not authorized to pump groundwater within the 5-mile area without approval from Reclamation as it has jurisdiction over the land surface and operates the well field. Changing Name of Lake Powell Included in the Board folder, as an informational item, is a copy of a letter from the state of Utah to the U.S. Board of Geographic Names regarding a proposal to change the name of Lake Powell to Glen Canyon Reservoir. In its letter, Utah adamantly opposed any change in the name of Lake Powell and says the proposal is self evident in what the environmental community is attempting to do to decommission Glen Canyon Dam. California's Colorado River Water Use Plan Status of the QSA Discussions and Activities On September 29, 2003, Governor Davis signed S.B.277 (Kuehl and Machado), S.B. 317 (Kuehl, Ducheny, and Machado), and S.B. 654 (Alpert, Ducheny, Escutia, and Kuehl) which commits the State of California to a Testoration plan for the environmentally sensitive Salton Sea as well as provides full mitigation for these water supply programs. 3