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<br />, <br /> <br />0013'12 <br /> <br />6,~ rr,Y; f F,/~ <br /> <br />United States Department of the Interior <br /> <br /> <br />BUREAU OF RECLAMATION <br /> <br />Boulder Canyon Operations Office <br />P.O. Box 61470 <br />Boulder City, NV 89006-1470 <br /> <br />~~c <br />!tOy ~/V~b <br />~~e~.9,> <br />~~ <br /> <br />IN REPLY REFER TO: <br /> <br />BCOO-4600 <br />WTR-4.10 <br /> <br />rwv 24 n91 <br /> <br />To: All Interested Persons <br /> <br />Subject: Estimate of 1997 Colorado River Water Use <br /> <br />Enclosed are the estimates of 1997 water use for all users in the lower basin. <br />The forecast currently indicates that total mainstream Colorado River water <br />use by Lower Division States is about 8.4 million acre-feet as anticipated in <br />the surplus Annual Operating Plan for 1997 with consideration for estimated <br />unmeasured return flows. <br /> <br />Projected 1997 water use is based on actual use for January through October <br />1997, users' historical use patterns, and scheduled use provided by users. <br />Projected use for each user is being provided so that water users can monitor <br />their use of water and avoid any overuse during the year. Because seasonal <br />agricultural requirements can vary significantly from year to year, it is <br />emphasized that all users should promote water conservation and plan to keep <br />water use within their annual entitlement. <br /> <br />We expect the actual use data contained in the projections will provide the <br />basis for the "Compilation of Records in Accordance with Article V of the <br />Supreme Court of the United States in Arizona v. California (Article V <br />records) for calendar year 1997. As -a result, we are asking that each user <br />review the actual use data and notify us if any of the records appear to have <br />errors. Your review of the accuracy of the records during the year will help <br />us complete the final Article V records in a timely fashion. The final 1997 <br />Article V records will be used to determine, among other things, the extent to <br />which any individual users of Colorado River water may have exceeded their <br />entitlement. In such cases, the final records will serve as the basis for <br />requiring reductions in water use in future years in order to offset any such <br />inadvertent overruns that may have occurred. <br /> <br />For any further information concerning our water use accounting and projection <br />process, please contact Mr. Rod Carson at 702-293-8090. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~V~_'~~ <br /> <br />1)yne~Harki ns <br />Manager, River Operations Group <br /> <br />Enclosure <br />