WSP05136

• File Number: 8200.400
• Description: Colorado River Basin Briefing Documents-History-Correspondence
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 10/1/1999
• Author: DOI-BOR
• Title: Programmatic Environmental Assessment-Rulemaking-Offstream Storage Colorado River Water - Development-Release Intentionally Created Unused Apportionment - Lower Division States - Appendix H-Section II
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

04/03/1998 16:33

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COLORADO RIVER BOARD

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April 3, 1998

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United States Bureau of Reclamation
Administrative Rcconi
Lower Colorado Regional Office
P.O. Box 61470
Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470

Attention: Mr. Dale E~ger
Boulder Canyon Operations Office

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Dear Mr. Enllminger:

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The Colorado River Board of California appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the
Proposed Rule, "OftStream Storage of Colorado River Water and Interstate Redemption of Storage
Credits in the Lower Division states" (Proposed Rule), 43 CFRPart 414, which WlIS published in the
Federal Register on Decl'JnlvT 31, 1997, as a Notice of proposed rule IT1Alring. In a memorandum,
dated February'13, 1998, to parties interested or potentially interested in the Proposed Rule, the
United States Bureau ofRcclamation (Reclamation) extended the co.........,;...t deadline until the close
ofbl...mr-on April 3, 1998. The Colorado River Board ofCalifuroia is charged with safeguarding
and protecting the rights IUld interests of the State, its agencies, and its citizens in and to the water
of the Colorado River System and the use thereof Agencies within California have utilized water
apportioned to, but unused by Arizona and Nevada, as wen as surplus water in the past. and we are
concerned with implementation of the rule, as proposed, may have adverse affects on the availability
of water to Califumia. .

The foBowiDg COmtYlel1tl; are being provided by the Colorado River Board of Califumia on the
Proposed Rule, at this time. Additional comments may be sent to Reclamation fullowing the
COUIl.....1t deadline, further expressing the views of the Board.

Focus of the Pronosed Rule

The Proposed Rule should focus only on allowiDg the interstate stomge. recovery. and transfer of
water in the Arizona Water Bank. since Reclamation has: 1) limited the Proposed Rule to address a
wrynanowaspect oftlAl1!.feuiugwaterinterstate, 2)promu/gated theProposed Rulcto comply with
requirements of1egislation passed by the Arizona lcgislatme, and 3) addressed a specific desire by
the State of Nevada to have water stored on its bebalfin the Arizona Water Bank. In this regard,
Califumia's needs, desires, and input,. for the most part, have had very little bearing on the focus and
contents of the Proposed Rule.