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<br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />TABLE 10 <br /> <br />KEY DECISION POINTS AND ACTIONS <br />RELATIVE TO ANNUAL OPERATING <br />PLANS DURING FULL RESERVOIR CONDITIONS <br /> <br />JUNE-JULY <br /> <br />Reassess current year AOP <br />Continous monitoring of Basin hydrologic conditions <br />Monthly, or more frequent, forecasts of conditioned probable <br />water supplies and 24-month operational studies (The operational <br />studies serve to advise the Basin states as to changes in current <br />year AOP) <br />Reassessment of Basin states Colorado River water consumptive <br />needs for the next 24-months <br />Initiate federal/state Colorado River Management Work Group (Work <br />Group) development of AOP for coming water year <br />First evaluation of redistribution of fOllowing water year excess <br />flows and system recovery potential <br />Excess water release decisions for July-September <br /> <br />JULY-SEPTEMBER <br /> <br />Continuous monitoring of Basin hydrologic conditions <br />Monthly, or more frequent, forecasts of conditioned probable <br />water supplies and 24-month operational studies <br />Start of August-December reservoir vacant flood control space <br />building period. Compliance with minimum vacant space <br />requirement of Hoover Dam Flood Control Regulations <br />Bureau of Reclamation's monthly assessment, in cooperation with <br />the Work Group, of July-September excess water releases and <br />system recovery potential and proposed revisions to excess water <br />releases for October-December <br />Continued Work Group development and evaluation of AOP for coming <br />water year <br />September Work Group submittal of recommended AOP for coming <br />water year to Basin states and Secretary of the Interior <br />Federal/state September meeting on Recommended AOP <br /> <br />OCTOBER-DECEMBER <br /> <br />October Secretary of the Interior advises Congress and <br />Governors of Colorado River Basin states as to projected AOP for <br />current year. AOP to consist of, at least, the following: <br />1. Declaration of river and water supply conditions <br />2. Beneficial water use decisions <br />3. Projected 24-month operational study including, if <br />appropriate, a schedule of excess water releases <br /> <br />-<13- <br />