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3362 . The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) and its Metropolitan Expert Team (MET) . State of California . National Audubon Society SubmIttals from those filing comments in this Part 417 proceeding varied in type, including but not limited to: legal briefs, letters, expert reports, data compilations, comments, suggestions, and declarations, Submittals also varied in subject matter includlllg, but not limited to, infonnation on: liD's past and present water use; CVWD; MWD and its member agencies; the Salton Sea; and water interests in Mexico, llD submitted twenty-three boxes of documents, These boxes contained reports, videos, microfiche, maps, disks, and compact disks, liD also submitted a 109-page legal brief. All materia 1s submitted by interested parties in this Part 417 proceeding have been reviewed as part of this detennination Additional materials reviewed in this proceeding include: the 110 v, U,S, Administrative Record; the pleadings and declarations filed with tre court by all parties in 110 v, U,S" the technical and scientific studies, reports and correspondence in the possession of Reclamation relating to lID's water use, and irrigation practices, in general, identified in a bibliography posted on the internet at www.usbr.gov/lc/region/iid417.htm; and materials prepared during the course of this Part 417 proceeding by or at the direction of the Regional Director or his staff. In this Part 4 I 7 proceeding, the Regional Director relied upon Reclamation staff and independent experienced technical consultants retained by Reclamation, These individuals represent a variety of fields including agricultural sciences, economics, water resources~ irrigation management, and conserv.ation methods. The Regional Director, working with Reclamation staff and the technical consultants retained by Reclamation, considered the extensive materials reviewed in this proceeding, analyzed the factors set forth in Part 417,3 on the basis of the materials reviewed, and developed recommendations and determinations based upon the review of the Part 417,3 factors, This Part 417 proceeding focuses solely on a determination of liD's estimated irrigation and potable use water requirements for 2003 and implements the Court's remand order in the lawsuit filed by liD, As described in the introduction, the right of the Imperial Irrigation District to divert and use water from the Colorado Ri ver is not at issue 111 this detennination except insofar as that right is limited to the end that, pursuant to the Imperial Irrigation District's Boulder Canyon Project Act water delivery contract with the Secretary of the Interior, deliveries of Colorado River Water to the Imperial Irrigation July 2, 2003 11 Detenninations and RecommendatIOn; For lID - Calendar Year 2003