WSP06411

• File Number: 8210.260
• Description: Colorado River Basin Organizations and Entities - Colorado River Policy Advisory Council
• State: CO
• Basin: Western Slope
• Date: 9/10/1992
• Author: various
• Title: News Articles and Press Releases related to the Colorado River Policy Advisory Council
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: News Article/Press Release

;f1S16 r I ~ I VoL 57, :-;0. 1;0 I Tbur.lclay. s"p.er 10- :99: I '<olice,

Hind. ~ ~ and lIO<tb ollLll City, r.;e...~ llllOO&-l"'-a. AnznOOA: M&. coor=.tted long-r~ opuanoo oi !be
electnca! tro .. Iiae noaruac In "" Mary Webb. LC-ISJoA. ..,......OU'S cona<nlC~ ODd opuaLe<!
....._ <li:....tiuo.. O'OfIl'U'<T>lDIlXF'OIIIIA1"IIOOI cowncr. ""ce: :he ~lI1h=ry 01 the CoIarado
UA!CT1\1 DAft: nu.1leslnded lJoe Q".,nr.1u ,"',..;.! be direcled 10 Mr. R:ver Storage Project AcL thI: ~r
Order is ~.. 0 .....1. 1!IlIZlIDd Bruce ~oor<! aI801-52~5. emp;: !':ojee< AC. iUl<l ~ Boulder
wtlI ..:nam ta oIJeocr far a penod olff1<ZZ SUI'O'UIftXTAIn' -..mooo: The Call,oo Project Adju.stment.-.a for the
I~) yeers. AllIM _ of tho four]'eaN.... public review ~ be-gan..,th pur:><l'" 01 camplyU13 WIth a:ul ca:TYlI'3
evaluation of !be Ordo!ra.df...t:i. --0 federal Regiatm' notice 56 fR 534. out :lie proVW0n5 01 the Colorado River
and ccn<D:Iaed......m.a....u be ..........LO<l. lanaary 7, 1m. anno""~ the ~w Comoacl ICompaCl~ the Upper CaIcrado
J('" PlJJm<EJI_CfljL"'T1OOI_M:r. 01 the Operating Crilerill and imriti:ls River Basin CompacL and the Me:&ican
Michael MitdleII. ~ him comm..... during the 60 clays loIIowinS Waler Truty. The Opera=8 Criteria
Springs-&m!l <:out R""""""" AteL 83- the noli"". On 'onnary 15. 199't. aT'eI' Z50 p",,-,de mat the SecreLUy willspcmsar a
SOlI Gamet Aft-. Hort!I Palm SpriDp. letters oncll>SUl8 a copy of the f.dera.l lormai revIew 01 the Operztial Cri~ria
CA!lZ:!S&-o:ooD. (6191 Z5~ Re1ister nolice and the Operating at least ..ery 5 years. with participation
~I#CT ~'1"ICJfI: Crite.na were sent to all mown aDd by !uc.:: Ba.sin S~te representatives u
Authority for thio Restricted U.e Order anbcipated intere.ted parnes inviting .ach Gavernor lOay designale and ,uclt
found in 4J CFR 83M.L Violation at this their ",YleW and =enL [n ~pcn.se other pun.. and agencies ;u the
closure j, pwtUbabIe b,. aliZle lUll to to reque",,- an additional 3G-<Iay Seentary may deem appropriate. l'u.blic
exceed Sl.1Dl wier impriJamnl!llt lIat co=enl period wao announC2d in Law 9G-5J7 allow. ~ SecreLUy. ao a
to exceed 12 IDDII%ba. Reocntn:a federal Rogi5ter 56 fR 14Z7'3. April 18. ,.."ult of aclBal operalin& experiences or
monito~ "".... the lot sevEra! J&d 1991. unforeseen drcwn>lanc:n. to modify the
ha. .hown thallndiscrimiDa~ >hootin3 Commen.. from the rwa Federal Cp.orating Criteria to bet..... achi."e
and tBIgetl"8ctlce 11M bu caused Re1ist.. notice. were recei\oed fr= JZ th<!ir .pec.fied statutory purposes af~r
in'eparable damage to trreplaceahJe ",ponden",- The =15 were consulting with the rep.--ntati''eS of
....ouru.. b:odlvidDaio dulY IicettNd aud In'iewed by Reclamation for the 805m State"-
hunlin& far game In accardance with identification and anelyoia of the is8ues. In both 1975 and 1980. aIler consullin3
StOle regulatiOl1ll aDd hn:ItiD3 ruin are A pubhc meenng w;u held OD Novoeml>er with the Ba5in Slates and otbers. the
exempt from thia Order. 19. 19!Il. to discuso the idennfied issues Secretary detenn.ined that tbeno wsa DOt
and analy- All th^_. on the 0......--. a need ~or a fr--' -"ew. R-'ew of
Oat.d: Augus.23. L9I!I:. -- ~.;,,;..... ~W<U .... ...
R.....ij L. v_"'-"-- maWngli" were minted to tiris public the Operating Crileria in 1985 resulted in
-.. mee~ olong with an]' othe~ who had no c.i1aoges. ThaI review ..u conducled
Area !.Ianoser. exp~ inte"",!. All of the J:Z informally following a meetins amoq
fFR Doc:. 9Z-Z1735 ,lied g...g..gz; 11:45 =, re'pondent. and all who anended the represenlative> uf the BaoiD States
__ ceca:...... meeting wete prolnded with a docnmenl (de.ignated by the ",'pecDw
contallU!18 copi.. of all cammen15 whic:b Gov.",,,,,) and Reclamation. The
had been ",ceived plu, the idennfied Seentary coDCiuded that oulSlaDdi"8
~"ues and analyses. The an.a.lyses of '.he issues concerning the operation of the
15sue~ were revtsed to reflect reservoll' system and the 0pe:ratiD:8
iniormation re.u1ting from the public Critena cauld be re,otved without the
meeting. As required by Puhlic Law nec.,my of a lormal rev_ of the
(Pub.!...) 90-537. a lormal consultation OpenItiq Cri"'"a. The representatives
meeting WIth the designated Governors' of the Ba.1n Slat.. were iaYited 10
repre.entatives of tho Basin Slat.. was partlcipate in a technical warit group
held on Marcit 24. 199Z. to diacus. the Wlth Reclamation to idennfy the ""t....1
re'uJ~ of the ren-. Thi. OOIlII11!lolian of oper.laonalllexibility cazui.l....t with
meeting W1I' opeD 10 the l"IbIic 101' the 0pera1in3 Criteria and 10 aeei< a
ob~tion. and on OD the ariSinal consensus in the procedurea uaed to
maLlillg liat plua aubseqUl!llt additlona formulate the Annual 0pe:ra1in3 PlaD
were notified of the "'""tins IlIId invrted. (AOP) for the following several years
lnu:nedialely oller the formal untillhe Basin Slate. demand. were
C0IJ8I1ilalion. the meetialwas exle"ded 010"' fully developed. Because the 10111-
for quesliooa and commenllllrom the range operation 01 the Colondo River
geDeral public. reservoirs i.5 important to IJ1aDY ageades
following analy.is 01 coannen15 and individual.. this current review has
receIved u a result of this noti~ lhe involved the general public u wen as iii
National EnV1rOl1nleDraJ Policy Act wider range 01 asencie. and
(NEPAl will be applied 10 the orgalUUtions.
Secretary'. final det:i.sion. FaIIo1Vil>l The oeope of this review It.. been
applicatiOD 01 the NEPA process. the con.i.tenl with the .tatutory JI1UI'OMS of
lmaI dec.ion will be published in the the Openlinll Criteria. wbiclt are -10
Federal J!esiater. comply with and cany oul lite
Background provi.ions of the Colontdo River
Compact and the Mexican Water
The Operating Crilena. promulgated Treaty:' Long-range operations
pursuant to .ection llOZ 01 Puhlic Law generally ",Ie.., to the planDing of
9O-SJ1 (U.s..c. lS52). were publilbed in reservoir opera lions over the next S to
the federal ReP... on JUDe 10. 1970. 20 ye.... as opposed to the AOP. which
1b~ Operating Criteria provide for the delads ~ervoir operations (or the next

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$UIIIIM'I': 1'Ile ........- of thia a=- is
10 pnmde pabIIc: ""lice tballbe
Secretary of the [nterior (Sea-eIaryj
propo.... no ch""8" to the exialiDs
Opentlini Clitlllill as a result of the
cu.rTeDtnmew ..............._ The aa:rnmt
revieW has -been a1ndDcted as a ptIbIic
proCl!!l. including the farmaI
consultatiOD with represematives 01 the
Goveman of the ~ Colorado Rtrer
a.sin Sial.. (Basm States). The resalts
of tile Sure"" of ReclamaliOll"
(Redomlltlon I review indicate tInrt
modilicallou of tb2 Oper.otiq Criteria ..
col tuslified otthe J7t"'SCt lime.
DAtU: All written commen~ relevusl to
thi.o proposed deci>iOD received by
October. 13. 1~ wiIl be considered.
ADO-.... 1DteresCed partie:s aboWai
.end.commenm to: p~GI Direclar.
Lower Colorado ~ aw.u of
Reclomation. PO Box 61470. Boulder

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