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OD2~17 . . EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S MONTHLY REPORT TO THE COLORADO RIVER BOARD OF CALIFORNIA November 13,2001 ADMINISTRATION Tentative Board Meeting Schedule for Calendar Year 2002 Included in the Board folder is a copy ofthe proposed Board meeting schedule for calendar year 2002. I would like the Board members to review it for possible conflicts and provide me with comments. I would note that there is an apparent problem with the Colorado River Water Users Association Annual Conference in December, 2002. The conference is scheduled to begin on a Sunday and the organizers have tentatively scheduled the Board's meeting to begin at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 15, 2002. PROTECTION OF EXISTING RIGHTS Colorado River Water Report During September 2001, storage in the major Upper Basin reservoirs decreased by 318,000 acre-feet and storage in the Lower Basin reservoirs decreased by 337,000 acre-feet. Total System active storage as of the end of September was 46.435 million acre-feet (mat) or 78 percent of capacity, which is 4.317 maf less than one year ago. October releases from Hoover, Davis, and Parker Dams averaged 8,390, 10,570 and 8,020 cubic feet per second (cfs), respectively. Planned releases from those three dams for the month of November 2001 are 10,500, 9,400 and 6,300 cfs, respectively. The November releases represent those needed to meet downstream water requirements including those caused by reduced operation of Senator Wash reservoIr. The final November 6, 200 I the observed unregulated inflow into Lake Powell reported that the observed April through July 200 I flow into Lake Powell was 4.30 I maf, which is 56 percent of the 30- year average for the period 1961-1990. The observed unregulated inflow into Lake Powell for the 2000- 2001 water year is 6.955 maf, or 59 percent of the 30-year average. The Lower Di vision States' estimated consumptive use of Colorado River water for calendar year 200 I, as estimated by Board staff, totals 8.389 maf and is projected as follows: Arizona, 2.866 maf; California, 5.215 maf; and Nevada, 0.308 maf. Estimated additional unmeasured return flow credits of 0.233 mafwould reduce the total amount to 8.156 mar. For calendar year 2001, it is estimated the Central Arizona Project (CAP) will divert 1.543 maf, of which 0.316 maf is to be credited to the Arizona Water Bank., and The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) will divert 1.248 mar.