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I I I I I I I I I I I 1~lUrLI'R.EfUl.TO BCREAL' OF RECL'.\L\TlO'i WashinglOn. D.C 20240 United States Department of the Interior 1':,'1 24. ":;Tl Honorable Kenny Guinn Governor of Nevada Carson City. Nevada 89701 Dear Governor GUinn; The Bureau of Reclamation. after consultation at a meeting on December 1.2000. with representatives of the Colorado River Basin States, the Upper Colorado River Commission, appropriate Federal agencies, Indian tribes. and other inlerested parties in Colorado River operations, established an Annual Oper::uing Plan (a COP) of the plan is enclosed} for the Colorado River reservoirs for 2001. The plan of operation reflects use of the reservoirs for all purposes consistenr with the "Criteria for Coordinated Long.Range Operation of the Colorado River Reservoirs Pursuam to the Colorado Riv~r Basin Project Act of September 30. 1968" (Operating Criteria). Pursuam to required Secretarial determinations. storage equalization and the avoidance of spills will control the annual releases from Glen Canyon Dam in accordance with Article II (3) of the Operating Criteria unless the minimum objective release criterion in Article II (2) is comrolling. If the equalization criterion is controlling, Glen Canyon Dam will be operated to release sufficient water during water year 2001 to t'qu3.lize. as nearly as practic:lble. the active reservoir contents of Lake Powell and Lake j\..fead on September 30. 2001. I I I Taking into account the factors listed in Article 1II(3)(b) of the Operating Criteria. the surplus condition is the criterion governing the operation of Lake Mead for calendar year 200 I. The surplus condition is defined as annual pumping and release from Lake Mead sufficient to satisfy in excess of9.251 MC;-.1 (7.500 MAF) of consumptive use in accordance with Article IIl(3)(b) of the Operating Criteria and Anicle 11(8)(2) of the U.S. Supreme Court Decree in Anzona vs. California (the Decree). The amount of additional mainstream waler being made available during calendar year 2001 is limited to a maximum of777 MCM (0.630 MAF). Any Lower Division State will be allowed to use water :lpportioned to. but unused by. another lower Division State in accordance with Article IU8)(6) of the Decree. I I I I I Pursuant to the 19~4 Unlled States-Mexico Water Treaty. II has been determined that under mOSf probable inflow conditions. water in excess of that required to supply uses in the United States will not be available during calendar year 2001. Therefore, a volume of 1.850 Me!\t (1.5 :vtAF) of water will be allowed 10 be scheduled for delivery ro ~fe'(ico during calendar year 2001 in accord.:lOce with Article 15 of the 19.......J U.S.-i'.lexico Water Treaty and Minute No. 241 of the International Boundary and Water Commission.