WSP04266

• File Number: 8200.200.50
• Description: Colorado River Basin Hydrology - Lower Colorado River Accounting-LCRAC
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 2/24/1995
• Author: Unknown
• Title: Estimate of 1995 Colorado River Water Use
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Data

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United States Department of the Interior

IN REPLYREFER TO:

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
]fower Colorado Regional Office
~ P.O. Box 61470
/ Boulder City. NY 89006-1470

LC-4600
WTR-4.10

To:

All Interested Parties

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From:

Jayne Harkins
Manager, River Operations

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Subject: Estimate of 1995 Colorado River Water Use

Attached are the forecasts of 1995 water use for all users in the lower basin.
The forecast currently indicates that total mainstream Colorado River water use
by Lower Division States is below the 7.5 million acre-foot limit established in
the Annual Operating Plan for 1995 with consideration for estimated unmeasured
return flows.

Projected 1995 water use is based on actual for January 1995, users' historical
use patterns, and scheduled use provided by users. Projected use for each user
is being provided so that water users can monitor their use of water and avoid
any overuse during the year. Because seasonal agricultural requirements can vary
significantly from year to year, it is emphasized that all users should promote
water conservation and plan to keep water use within their annual entitlement.

We expect the actual use data contained in the projections will provide the basis
for the "Compil at i on of Records in Accordance with Art i cl e V of the Supreme Court
of the United States in Arizona v.'California" (Article V records) for calendar
year 1995. As a result, we are asking that each user review the actual use data
and notify us if any of the records appear to have errors. Your review of the
accuracy of the records during the year will help us complete the final Article V
records in a timely fashion. The final 1995 Article V records will be used to
determine, among other things, the extent to which any individual users of
Colorado River water may have exceeded their entitlement. In such cases, the
final records will serve as the basis for requiring reductions in water use in
future years in order to offset any such inadvertent overruns that may have
occurred.

For any further information concerning our water use accounting and projection
process, please contact Mr. Rod Carson at [phone].

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