WSP04772

• File Number: 8281.300
• Description: Colorado River Studies and Investigations - Colorado River Consumptive Uses and Losses Report
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 4/4/1991
• Title: Upper Colorado River Commission Staff Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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.'::> a tI'8.nsbasin diversion, not for water that may be generated or
foot arithmetically "found." If that were true, the Upper Basin should
...:J be similady credited with water in reaches of the tributaries that
"""" realize a net gain in flow. I reconunend that we object to the
reported channel loss as reported.

The greatest improvement in the new draft Uses and Losses Report is
the inclusion of a more complete, and easily understood, Technical
Appendix for the Upper Basin. Unfortunately, data from the Lower
Basin were not detailed in an appendix. The Lower Colorado River
Region relied heavily on the reported accounting for Article V of
Arizona v. California. Unfortunately, these data are not inclusive
of all uses in the Lower Basin. I have suggested that this problem
be rectified ~n the 1986-1990 Uses and Losses Report.

The new draft Uses and Losses
original draft. Al though I see
Commission member States are still
this updated analysis be forwarded
Engineering Commi ttee for their use.

Report is much better than the
no major problem with it, the
reviewing it. I suggest that
to the states and members of the

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