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<br /> <br />'.. , <br /> <br />......! <br /> <br />The S01J!ht'rn i"\t'\'ada \\att'r Authurit?>, is <br />responsible for managing t'xistin~ watcr <br />resOuret.s and securing new water <br />resources. <br /> <br />This ft'sponsibility is particularly <br />important because by fcderallaw i\'t'\"aJiI <br />is onl~. allocated so much water fwm the <br />Colorado Ri\'t'r. our primary source of <br />water. ;'\e\'ada ren'i\"t.~ only 300.000 ant'- <br />fed of water per year from the Colorado. <br />tht.' smallest atlo{'atiun among tht' :-.e\'en <br />states sharing the <br />rI:loource, r\n <br />acre-fuot is the <br />amount of waler <br />a farnil~' of fin' <br />US('S In one ,vear. <br />Current <br /> <br />proJectulns <br />indicate :\t'\'ada <br />wdl be using ib <br />full allocation of <br />tht' riwr h~' <br />200i. <br /> <br />~ ~... ,1" F .. .. -.. <br /> <br />-.... . <br /> <br />Included In il water rcsource.'i plan, which <br />the \'{'aler Authority updatl'.'i to rt,Ot'ct <br />curn:nt dala. <br /> <br />A recently apprond intt'rim ~urplus <br />agret'ment also Will pro\'ide Southern <br />:'\e\'aJa addlllonal Oexibility in Its water <br />rt'sourc(' management. California, whIch <br />has the largt.st allm:ation of tht, Colorado, <br />has been using surpluses In recent years <br />be~'ond its allolled 4.4 rnrllion acre-f~'et. <br />The agreement aJlrMs (,llifornia ,}c(t'ss to <br />surplus now:-. O\'er <br />the next <br />15 year,.; while it <br />adopts more <br />lotringent <br />(on.~ervatllm <br />llleasUrelo. In <br />return. surplus <br />watt'r will also be <br />made a\"ailablt' to <br />Suuthern ;Xt'\'ada <br />during tht' sa,llle <br />period. <br /> <br /> <br />Tht' \';\tt'r i-\uthonty IS st'curlng Southern <br />:\t'\"ada's future b.... idt'ntif~'ing and <br />acquirinl.( .1ddltllmal water ft'~our(~~ .'iUt-h <br />as groundwater nghts from Coyote <br />Spnngs. Jllst north of (_,IS \ egas, and <br />water riRhls on the \luddy and \ 'ir!'!;lIl <br />mer;;, In addition. the S.'\\'\'i--\ has tht' <br />largest artifiCIal recharge pro!'!;ram in the <br />world. Thi~ p1t~t Yf"IU. Ihf" S!\T\,~t\ in;f"ctf"d <br />nearh.. ~o.ooo aCrf".fN'l of it.. lInll~r-d <br />Colorado !{,wor ''''/tter lIlto Ihf" La~ Vl"IP~ <br />\-allt"~: 2rnundwaler basin as part of the <br />rechi'trw' program, :\11 these options are <br /> <br />-j <br /> <br />Tht' S1\ "VA also is cum.'ntly in negoti- <br />atullls \\'Ith Arizol1<1 to stort' surplus water <br />in the nei~hboring state's groundwater <br />aquifer, This <'Ould re:-.ulllll ,1 "reservoir" <br />of more than I mIlium arTl'-feet of \\'<lter. <br /> <br />r\ water ronser\'ation gO'll of 25 pen'ellt is <br />another kt.~. component in tht' resourct' <br />picture. Const'(\'ing water IS the rt'sponsi- <br />bdit~, of our entire community anc-l will <br />gUilT.'\ntt'e a grt'alt'r pool or resources for <br />curr('nt and future Iweds, <br /> <br />I <br />