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<br />., UlJ'2255 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />refining each element of LCRAS as technology develops and our understanding of the hydrologic <br />system improves." To assist Reclamation in its goal, the CTC for LCRAS is discussing the <br />technical conclusions reached from the 1996 report and the improvements that have been achieved <br />since the 1995 report. <br /> <br />On October 7, 1998, the User Involvement Group! Colorado River Simulation System <br />(UIGICRSS) CTC met at the Board offices in Glendale to discuss the reservoir operating criteria <br />element of the Board's 4.4 Plan. The CTC members agreed to review in detail ten scenarios of the <br />nearly one hundred scenarios presented using CRSSez. The ten output files from CRSScz along <br />with the input files are currently in the hands of the agencies' technical staffs. Since most of the <br />members of the LCRAS CTC are also members of the U1G/eRSS eTC, the next meeting oftlie <br />U1G/CRSS eTe will coincide with the LCRAS meeting on October 21- and will center around <br />review of the ten scenarios. <br /> <br />Rel!.Ulations for Adm;ni..m.rino Entitlements <br />in the Lower ColOl'Adn River Basin <br /> <br />On September 21, 1998, Reclamation issued a Federal Register Notice reopening the <br />comment period to certain issues on its proposed Rule for "Offstream Storage of Colorado River <br />Water and Redemption of Storage Credits in the Lower Division States" until October 21, 1998. I <br />have met with the legal counsels andlor agency managers to all the agencies and the Attorney <br />General Office in order to prepare a position paper for the Board's consideration incorporating the <br />Board's policy and comments. This paper will also be discussed during the Executive Session. <br /> <br />Basin StAt.wrribes Discussion <br /> <br />Since our last Board meeting there was considerable activity in Sacramento affecting the <br />Board's draft 4.4 Plan. As you are aware, the state water bond proposal failed due to a lack of <br />consensus among the Governor, Assembly and Senate representatives. However, throughtheefforts <br />of Director Kennedy and the Board's member agencies, the Governor and state legislative leaders <br />passed a last minute, $235 million appropriation to advance key water conservation and storage <br />projects critical to meeting the objectivC$ of the Board's 4.4 Plan. <br /> <br />Mr. David Kennedy and [ met with representatives from the other Basin states on <br />September 21- at which time we discussed the progress that has been achieved in the negotiations <br />between MWD and the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCW A), SB 1765 (peace), the $235 <br />million appropriation, the discussions related to the Administration of the third priority within <br />California's Seven Party Agreement, and the execution of the conservation agreement between <br />Imperiallrrigation District and the SDCW A. A copy of the agenda is included in the Board folder. <br />During the meeting representatives from the Basin states expressed concern with reservoir operations <br />that would "guarantee" that the Colorado River Aqueduct would be kept full through the year 2015. <br />Representatives from the other six Basin states are preparing a concept paper on the principles for <br />operation of the reservoir system under surplus and shortage conditions. That paper will be available <br />for review at the next meeting of the representatives from the seven Colorado River Basin states, <br />which has been scheduled on October 26"' in Phoenix, Arizona. <br /> <br />3 <br />