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002471 . . and provided comim:nts to the proposed nile. No al.Otion was taken by Reclamation at that time. Included in the Board folder is a notice that I receiyed from Reclamation announcing a meeting on August 15'\ concerning the subject of unauthorized diversions of Colorado Riyer water. Reclamation is asking the States if they are in support of Reclamation moving forward with a formal rule. Binational Aqueduct-Mexicali to San Diego For your information, included in the Board folder, is a re-typed article from the San Diego Union Tribune which discusses the urgency of constructing a water transportation facility (binational aqueduct) in order to shift some of Mexico's Colorado River entitlement from the Mexicali area to the fast-growing urban corridor demands of Tijuana-Tecate-Rosarito Beach. Currently, Mexican water planners estimate that water use demand in the Tijuana region can be met through 2005. Were the aqueduct built it would not come on line until approximately 2010 at the earliest. The Baja California Water Commission has taken steps to address potential shortages in supply, including the following: (I) expanding the capacity of the existing Mexican aqueduct; (2) well-field rehabilitation; (3) installation of an emergency connection at Otay Mesa to bring in more of Mexico's Colorado River allocation through MWD's and SDCWA's distribution systems; and (4) evaluation of seawater desalination. A $3 million study describes ten proposed routes the new aqueduct could take along the border region. The proposed aqueduct would be approximately 100 miles in length, with the costs shared between the United States and Mexico. The costs would be shared based upon shared capacity in the aqueduct, or three-fifths to the United States, and two-fifths to Mexico. The total cost of the new aqueduct is estimated at approximately $1.9 billion. Yuma Desalting Plant Last month we discussed the impacts that the pumping of the Yuma Valley groundwater was having on the salinity differential between Imperial Dam and the Northerly International Boundary and reservoir storage in Lake Mead. I have included in the Board folder, for your information, letters rrom the Central Arizona Project and the WelIton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District requesting that Reclamation request funding authorization for FY 2004 to operate the Yuma Desalting Plant at one-third capacity in order to help alleviate the water quantity and quality impacts being placed on the Colorado River reservoirs. Proposed EISlor Nevada '.I' Systems Conveyance and Operations Program (SCOP) Last February, I attended a workshop of the Clean Water Coalition, in Las Vegas, related to SCOP. I have included below, the comments I made to the Board in March concerning the subject. The purpose of the workshop was to provide an update on the studies and activities that are occurring in the Las Vegas Wash, focusing on the Alternative Discharge Study (ADS). The ADS is evaluating alternatives to collect the waste water discharge from the Las Vegas, 5