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. . The three major components of the proposed action include the following: (I) Execution of the lA, which specifies changes in the amount and/or location of deliveries of Colorado River water that are necessary to implement the QSA; (2) Adoption of an inadvertent overrun and payback policy (lOP), which establishes requirements for payback of inadvertent overuse of Colorado River water by Lower Basin water users; and (3) Implementation of biological conservation measures to offset potential impacts from the proposed action that could occur to federally listed fish and wildlife species, or associated critical habitats, The proposed biological and conservation measures were developed in the biological opinion for interim surplus guidelines in January 2001, These federal actions are necessary so that California can implement its Colorado River Waler Use Plan and reduce its use of Colorado River water to its basic apportionment of 4.4 mafannually, Mr. Harris attended the public hearing in Blythe, California, on February 6, 2002, and Mr, Spencer attended the hearing in Los Angeles, California. Approximately 40 people attended the hearing in Blythe, which was conducted by the Bureau of Reclamation, Oral comments or statements were received by three individuals, Comments or statements addressed concerns associated with declining water surface elevations in the river below Parker Dam, salinity of mainstream water delivered to Mexico pursuant to the 1944 Treaty, and potential impacts to backwaters and lakes adjacent to the mainstream (e,g" Three- Fingers Lake, Davis Lake, Martinez Lake, etc,), No comments or statements were presented at the Los Angeles hearing. Draft Program Environmental Impact Report Implementation of the Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement The Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (DPEIR) was released for public review and comment in early February 2002, This document was prepared by Coachella Valley Water District, Imperial Irrigation District, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and the San Diego County Water Authority, and addresses implementation of the Quantification Settlement Agreement (QSA), The QSA is an essential component ofCal!fornia 's Colorado River Water Use Plan, Comments on the DPEIR are due by March 17, 2002. Draft Environmental Impact Slatemenl/Reporl Imperial Irrigalion District Water Conservation and Transfer Project Draft Habitat Conservation Plan The Imperial Irrigation District (lID) released a draft environmental impact statement/report, pursuant to NEP A and CEQA, associated with the lID Water Conservation and Transfer Project and Draft Habitat Conservation Plan. The water conservation and transfer project component of the draft EISIEIR addresses the potential impacts to species and habitats associated with proposed transfers of conserved water from liD to San Diego County Water Authority (SDCW A), Coachella Valley Water District, and The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, These proposed transfers are essential components of California's Colorado River Water Use Plan, The habitat conservation plan (HCP) elements of the draft document addresses the potential impacts of the transfers on species and habitats within the liD service area, right-of-way of the All-American Canal, and Salton Sea, Comments on the draft EISIEIR are due by April 26, 2002, 6