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OO? 3r,., w \).< . . by LCRAS are less than the Decree Accounting reported values with no unmeasured return flow credited, The Decree-Accounting reported use values are closer to the Board values, with past studies by Board staff having originally shown the need for unmeasured return flow credits. One of the many issues to be resolved with LCRAS, is how much of the phreatophyte use should be charged to each state. A more detailed study on LCRAS is needed before LCRAS can be adopted to monitoring the water use in the Lower Basin states. California's Colorado River Water Use Plan California's Colorado River Water Use Plan The final draft of the Environmental Factors Report was completed by the joint venture consultants, Science Applications International Corporation/Jones & Stokes, on May 9th and incorporated as chapter 6 into California's Colorado River Water Use Plan, The Plan will be officially released for public review on Wednesday, May] 0, 2000. This will be a working draft of California's Colorado River Water Use Plan. It is subject to further editing and revision based on comments received and ongoing associated environmental reviews of Plan components. The draft Plan will be finalized following completion of the environmental reviews and the subsequent execution of agreements associated with the Plan which are scheduled to occur before the end of January 200 I. IID-SDCWA Water Transfer Included in the Board folder, as an informational item, is a copy of the State Water Resources Control Board's (S WRCB) proposed workplan for reviewing the water transfer between Imperial I rrigation District and the San Diego County Water Authority. The workplan identifies five principal tasks that will allow the SWRCB to review the petition: . Process the necessary water rights petition(s) to allow transfer of conserved water from liD to the SDCW A; . Confirm that liD is monitoring and enforcing the contractual duties and obligations of the contracting land owners within the liD to implement water conservation measures; . Verify that the quantity of water being transferred to SDCW A is waterthat has been conserved by the liD, the contracting landowners or a combination thereof; . Implement any SWRCB order approving the Petition in whole or in part; and . Administer the Cost Reimbursement Agreement, including development of contracts between the SWRCB and subcontractors, reporting SWRCB staff activities, and training necessary for SWRCB staff to implement this program, The SWRCB is accepting comments on the proposed workpIan by May 22, 2000. Basin Statesrrribes Discussion Interim Surplus Criteria Significant progress is being achieved in reaching agreement among the states on the proposed 3