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<br />. <br /> <br />- - -. -- ---- <br /> <br />WESTERN WATER PLANNING <br /> <br />Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Studies <br /> <br />On February 24th Secretary Babbitt transmitted to Governor Wilson a copy of the 1997 <br />Annual Plan of Operations for Glen Canyon Dam (APO). Accompanying the APO was the <br />Operating Criteria for Glen Canyon Dam which was prepared in accordance with the Grand Canyon <br />Protection Act of 1992. Under the APO, Glen Canyon Dam is expected to release approximately <br />14.1 maf during 1997 which is about 5.9 maf above the minimum objective release of 8.23 maf. <br />Reclamation anticipates that Lake Powell will be filled by July. Monthly flow releases will be in <br />the range 0.60-1.50 maf per month with the highest releases occurring during the February to July <br />time period. Daily releases are likely to exceed 20,000 cfs when monthly releases are at their <br />highest. Beach habitat maintenance flows are not planned for this year. However, the Grand Canyon <br />Monitoring and Research Center will be closely monitoring the effect of this years' high flow <br />releases on last years beach!habitat building efforts. A copy of Secretary Babbitt's letter along with <br />its enclosures are included in the Board folder. <br /> <br />The Federal Advisory Committee Act training workshop is scheduled for March 25th, after <br />which, 1 will advise the Board regarding its participation on the Federal Advisory Committee for <br />Operation of Glen Canyon Dam. A copy of the workshop notice is included in the Board folder. <br /> <br />On April 8-10, 1997, the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center will conduct a <br />symposium on the Spring 1996 Glen Canyon Dam BeachlHabitat Building Flow. The symposium <br />will be held in Flagstaff, Arizona, and the announcement/registration form is included in the Board <br />folder. <br /> <br />WATER QUALITY <br /> <br />Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum <br /> <br />President Clinton has released the details of his proposed Fiscal Year 1998 budget. In it, <br />Reclamation is to receive $19.828 million for the Title II salinity control program, which is <br />$3.028 million more than the Forum's request of$16.8 million and $5.049 million more than the <br />current FY 1997 appropriation of$14.779 million to reduce salinity in the Colorado River. Included <br />in the Board folder is a copy of a News Release regarding Reclamation's budget for Fiscal Year <br />1998. <br /> <br />There is no specific item in the President's budget for the USDA salinity control efforts. The <br />salinity control program has been included in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) <br />and will be undertaken by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The total budget <br />for EQIP is $200 million. There are no specific allocated funds for the salinity control program <br />within NRCS' budget. The Forum had requested $11.0 million specifically under the EQIP. <br /> <br />As for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the President's budget asks for the same <br /> <br />6 <br />