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<br />agricultural use for the year 2001.
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<br />Colorado River Ooerations
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<br />2002 Annual Operating Plan
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<br />Included in the Board folder is a copy of the final 2002 Annual Operating Plan for the Colorado
<br />River System Reservoirs (2002 AOP). The 2002 AOP was signed by Secretary Norton on January 14,
<br />2002, The recommended Secretarial determinations remained unchanged, and include: I) storage,
<br />equalization, and the avoidance of spills will control annual releases from Glen Canyon Dam; 2) in
<br />accordance with the Interim Surplus Guidelines, the full domestic surplus criterion will govern the
<br />operation of Lake Mead; 3) any Lower Division state may be allowed to utilize water apportioned to, but
<br />not used by, another Lower Division state; and 4) Mexico will be allowed to schedule the delivery of 1,5
<br />maf of water during calendar year 2002,
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<br />Lower Colorado River Accounting System
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<br />Included in the Board folder is a copy of Reclamation's letter dated October 30, 2001, transmitting
<br />a report entitled Lower Colorado River Accounting System (LCRAS), Demonstration of Technology, 2000_
<br />This report documents the application of LCRAS for calendar year 2000 and the changes made to the
<br />LCRAS method since a similar report for calendar year 1999 was issued, This report includes a
<br />comparison of the consumptive use values produced by LCRAS with the consumptive use values reported
<br />in Reclamation's U,S_ Supreme Court Decree Accounting Report. Similar LCRAS reports for calendar
<br />years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 have been published by Reclamation. The following table displays
<br />a comparison of the 2000 LCRAS, Decree Accounting, and Colorado River Board (CRB) reports,
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<br /> 2000 LCRAS Report 2000 DECREE ACCOUNTING REPORT 2000 CRR
<br /> Phreatophyte Crop and Consumptive Consumptive CRE Water
<br /> Use Domestic Use With unmeasured Use Without Report
<br /> Use Return Flow unmeasured
<br /> Credits Return Flow
<br /> Credits
<br />California 171,993 5,230,253 5,084,936 5,185,466 5.367.470
<br />Arizona 409,470 2.560,530 2,633,497 2,802.741 2,869,320
<br />Nevada 20,538 318,757 319,856 321,984 294.260
<br />Total 602,00 I 8, I 09,540 8,038,289 8,3 10,201 8,531.050
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<br />Reclamation indicates that the methods used in LCRAS are expected to continually evolve as new
<br />information and techniques become available and potential improvements are identified through reviews
<br />and experience, In addition, Reclamation is currently participating in a public process to provide interested
<br />parties an opportunity to learn more about the method and provide input to improve it. Reclamation is
<br />interested in working with stakeholders representing federal, state, tribal, and private entities to make the
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