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<br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />documents relating to the use of the waters of the Colorado River, which are <br /> <br /> <br />commonly known as "The Law of the River," <br /> <br />The Operating Criteria and Section 602 of Public Law 90-537 mandate consultation <br /> <br />with representatives of the Governors of the seven Basin States and the Upper <br /> <br />Colorado River Commission relative to annual plans for operation of the Colorado <br /> <br />River reservoirs, The 1992 AOP was prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation in <br /> <br />consultation with the seven Basin States Governors' representatives, the Upper <br /> <br />Colorado River Commission, appropriate Federal agencies, and others interested in <br /> <br />Colorado River operations. <br /> <br />Purpose <br /> <br />The purposes of the AOP are to define (1) the projected operation of the Colorado <br /> <br /> <br />River reservoirs to satisfy project purposes under varying hydrologic and climatic <br /> <br /> <br />conditions; (2) the quantity of water considered necessary as of September 30, 1992 <br /> <br /> <br />to be in storage in the Upper Basin reservoirs as required by Section 602(a) of <br /> <br /> <br />Public Law 90-537; (3) water available for delivery pursuant to the 1944 Mexican <br /> <br /> <br />Water Treaty and Minute No, 242 of the International Boundary and Water <br /> <br /> <br />Commission, United States and Mexico (ffiWC); (4) whether the reasonable <br /> <br /> <br />consumptive use requirements of mainstream users in the Lower Division States <br /> <br /> <br />will be met under a "normal," "surplus" or "shortage" condition as outlined in Article <br />