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<br />tVater SuPPl~ ,/;r l,{,onconrract U"en
<br />Alon8 the Lower Colorddo Riler
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<br />During 1980, the Board's stilff
<br />worked with the Cillifornia Allorney
<br />General's office and repre~entoltiyes of
<br />the \Vater and Power Resource<;
<br />Service olnd the State of Arilonol on
<br />how the Service should implement the
<br />Supreme Court's Dt><.ft't> requiring all
<br />holdt'rs of a pre<.ent perit:'Cted ri~ht to
<br />enter into a contrMI for water 'oervice.
<br />Thl:' St>rvice mcorporilted suggestions
<br />of tht. concernt'd parties inlO ol dr.ait
<br />of propo..t-d rules thaI would
<br />prescribt> hoy. the holdf'rs of pre-senl
<br />perit:'Cted riRhh ma~' oblain controlct'o
<br />therefor. The propo<,ed rules would
<br />provide for consultation with the
<br />olPpropriatt> .!gency of the olfft'{-tt>d
<br />stilte, with tht, Secrt'lilfY of the
<br />Interior molking the final dpcision on
<br />Pilch contract
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<br />On October 8. 1 ()sO, the St'n.'ice
<br />published in the Ft>f.ferdl Rlwi,tt>r ,\
<br />not in:> of intent to enlpr into contrJcts
<br />.....ith holder.. of prp..ent periectt'd
<br />righh and thp av.!ilabililY of a dr.!f!
<br />contract for public revie\'\ i1nd
<br />comment. Tht' BOMd oblaint'ti a drafl
<br />copy of "Contr,lCt for Delivery of
<br />Colorado Ri\f>r Watt'r to Holdt'r.. of
<br />Mi..cellaneou.. Prt>"l:'nt Perit:'Cted
<br />Rights" from the St'rvit(' for revit'\\'.
<br />Th(' Board stafi workl:'{l with the
<br />Attorne\" Generoll's office ,\nd jointly
<br />propmed rpvJsion.. to tht. contract to
<br />ddfih ..p\'eral I....ue.. Iht'rein,
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<br />The Chief EnHlneer participilwd in
<br />di..cu....ion.. bt't\\een th(' public
<br />agl"ncies in San Bern.lTdino Count v
<br />i1nd thE' ~tt'trop()htoln \\!.llt'r Dlstntt
<br />u"g.!rding iI <,olulion to thp problt'm of
<br />providing ol rt'li.lblt. potabll' watl:'r
<br />supph to the area in and around
<br />Ha\'asu l.anding. IOCill1:'d on the .,hor('
<br />oi lake Hava~u in San Bt'rnardino
<br />Coun" The MPa ha~ lwt>n ~{,t'kln~ to
<br />obtain .1 fight to pump 150 ilne-feet
<br />of waler per \I:'<H from Lakt> H.l\'d~U
<br />b\ mt!dns 01 .I \\i1h'r e\chan~f'
<br />agreemt'nt in\'oh In~ the Stall:' \V.llt'r
<br />Projeo supph of the San Bl:'rnardino
<br />Vall€'\ \lunicipdl Water District and
<br />"1elropolitan.~ Color,ldo River suppl\
<br />On JunE' 10, \Ietropolitan's Board (It
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<br />Dir{'Ctors authorized its Gt'nerdl
<br />lv1anagt.r to entt'r into the nt><e<.sary
<br />agreements for this proposed
<br />exchange. Other agreements would
<br />ha....e to bt> worked out with ..everal
<br />a~encies, including th(' parties to the
<br />California Sl".....en-Pany \'Vater
<br />Aweement of 1931, con.,enting to thl:'
<br />u'!oe of a portion of Ml'lropolitan's
<br />COluroldo Rivt>r l'ntitlement on lands
<br />othN than in tht. Southern California
<br />cQd...tal plain.
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<br />Glen c.Jn~on FIJhn~ Crirend
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<br />The is..ul:' of termination of the 1 %2
<br />Glen Canvon Filling Cntl:'ri<'l was
<br />finolll~' resolved during 1980, <'Ifter two
<br />dt:'Cades of contrO\t'rsv. Thl" UppPr
<br />Colorado River Ba<,in states had
<br />.1Ilempll'd again in 1979 to per..uade
<br />thp S{'Crl'tarv of the Intl'rior 10
<br />tprminate the Critpria bil..tod upon the
<br />totill combin(>(j dctive .,torage in lal.:t..s
<br />Powpll and Mp.ad bt>ing gfeatpr than
<br />41,000,000 aup-ft'Pt, which qu.!nlity
<br />could bt, deri....ed from dat.! in thl:'
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<br />london Bridge' .It LI~t> H.H,NJ.
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<br />Criteria. Termination of the Criteria
<br />would hJve automatically ended the
<br />pilyments from the Upper Colorddo
<br />giver Ba..in Fund to the Hoover
<br />Allottees to ml:'t't dpficiencit"> in
<br />Hoover enl:'rgy generation cau'!oed by
<br />the filling of the Upper Basin
<br />re..ewoirs. The Board has objl'Cted to
<br />.all such attempts by the Upper Bolsin
<br />statt"> in the pa..t. contending that
<br />California'.. right.. wNe only pilrtiaU"..
<br />compensated for in tht> Filling Criteria
<br />olnd that tht! Crit{'fia '!ohould be
<br />olllow(od to terminate pursuant to the
<br />resen.'oir conditions set forth therein.
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<br />Bv .In April 28, 1980 leHer to
<br />Governor Brown, Secretar.... of the
<br />Interior C('{'il Andrus stoltl:'d that
<br />bl><-.aU.,p of forpcasls of high Colorado
<br />Rivef flows through July 1980, it wa.."
<br />likl,l..... thaI la.ke POWf'1I would fill to
<br />elt"vation 3,700 iepl. thus terminating
<br />the Filling Critl'r;a. The letter further
<br />statl'd tholt if that happenl'C!, thNe
<br />would IX' no furthf'f need to con..ider
<br />the reque..t of the Upper Ba..in ..tates
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