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<br />TABLE OP CONTENTS <br /> <br />I. BACKGROUND. . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 <br /> <br />II. NEED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 <br /> <br />III. ~ENETS FOR AGREEMENT <br /> <br />. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />A. <br />a. <br /> <br />Law of the River <br /> <br />....... ...... ... ............. <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />Colorado River system Reservoirs <br /> <br />. . . . . . . . . . . . . <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />C. Operation of Colorado River <br />System Reservoirs ...... . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5 <br /> <br />D. United states Obligation to <br />Satisfy Mexican Water Treaty................ 6 <br /> <br />E. Reasonable Beneficial Consumptive Use ........ 6 <br /> <br />f. Maximum Certainty Versus Optimal <br />Use in the United States .................... 7 <br /> <br />G. Water Pumped or Released from Lake Mead ...... 7 <br /> <br />a. California's Use in Excess of <br />Its Basic Apportionment ..................... 8 <br /> <br />t. Interstate Water Transfers ................... 10 <br /> <br />J. Intrastate Water Transfers ................... 10 <br /> <br />~. Colorado River system Reservoir <br />Operation Studies for <br />1992 Annual Operating Plan .................. 11 <br /> <br />IV. CONCEPTUAL APPROACH .............................. 13 <br /> <br />A. Metropolitan/Basin States' Agreement ......... 13 <br />B. Establishment of An Escrow Account ........... 15 <br /> <br />C. Establishment of An Insterstate <br /> <br />Water Bank .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15 <br /> <br />D. Establishment of Interim <br />Operating Criteria .......................... 19 <br /> <br />i <br />