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002492 . . . Under the most probable inflow conditions, water in excess of that required for uses in the United States wiii not be availabie, theretore Mexico is scheduled to receive 1.5 maf during Calendar Year 2003. Colorado River Citizens Forum The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) is creating a "Colorado River Citizens' Forum (CRCF)"for the exchange of information regarding USIBWC activities in Yuma County, Arizona and Imperial County, California. The CRCF meetings will be open to the public and will act as a focal point for the exchange of information between the USIBWC and the local communities regarding ongoing and future USIBWC projects in the area. The CRCF is intended to bring together community members enabling the early and continued two- way flow of information, concerns, values, and needs between the USIBWC and the general public, environmental organizations, irrigation districts, government agencies, municipalities, etc. The CRCF will consist of approximately ten members representing diverse interests. Applications are due January 7, 2003. Selections for the two year appointments will be made by USIBWC in consideration of the agency's interest in encouraging participation by diverse interests. Priority for CRCF membership will be given to local residents, groups or organizations which could be directly affected by USIBWC activities. The CRCF will meet regularly, approximately four times per year, to discuss plans and issues related to ongoing and future USIBWC projects. Members will not receive compensation. Meetings will alternate between Yuma and Imperial Counties, with the first meeting tentatively scheduled for February 2003. Minute 242 Salinity Differential Issues Messrs. Harris, Teymoori, and myself met with Reclamation staff, including Bob Johnson and Jim Cherry, at Reclanlation's Yuma Area Office in Yuma, Arizona, on November 4,2002. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the salinity differential issue and deliveries at both Northerly and Southerly International Boundaries (NIB and SIB). Reclamation staff walked us through the modeling and database management tools that are utilized to monitor changing water quality conditions at the delivery points during the Calendar Year. Based upon the current conditions, Reclamation is confident that they will meet the water quality requirements pursuant to Minute 242 and Treaty deliveries at NIB. Although the data appears to show that the salinity differential at the end-of-the-year will be close to the 145 ppm standard (115 ppm, plus or minus 30 ppm), Reclamation has shut down pumping at the Drainage Pumping Outlet Canal (DPOC) wells, and does not plan to discharge any more water from the By- Pass Drain into the mainstream above NIB. Current Reclamation projections show the end-of-year salinity differential to be approximately 137 ppm. Included in the Board folder (Tab 5) for your review and information is a copy of Reclamation '5 current data, including its end-of-year projections. 3