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<br />EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S MONTHLY REPORT
<br />TO THE
<br />COLORADO RIVER BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
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<br />RECEIVED
<br />APR 1 9 2004
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<br />Colorado Water Conservation BOnrd
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<br />April 13. 2004
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<br />AGENCY MANAGERS MEETING
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<br />The Agency Managers met on March 29th and April 7th in Ontario, California,
<br />The purpose of the March 29th meeting was to initiate a process for developing a new Six
<br />Agencies' cost-sharing agreement to be utilized in support of the Board's activities,
<br />During the meeting a number of proposals were discussed; however, it was felt that each
<br />of the agencies needed to havc further discussions internally prior to supporting a specific
<br />proposal, The purpose of the April 7th meeting was to discuss several significant issues
<br />being negotiated among the federal and non-federal participants in the Lower Colorado
<br />River Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCR MSCP) planning process, These issues
<br />will be discussed in more detail under the LCR MSCP section of this report,
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<br />PROTECTION OF EXISTING RIGHTS
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<br />Colorado River Water Report
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<br />As of April 1, 2004, storage in the major Upper Basin reservoirs decreased by
<br />211,600 acre-feet and storage in the Lower Basin reservoirs decreased by 207,700
<br />acre-feet during March, Total System active storage as of April 7th was 31.801 million
<br />acre-feet (mat) or 54 percent of capacity, which is 3,587 mafless than one year ago,
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<br />March releases from Hoover, Davis, and Parker Dams averaged 15,380, 15,590
<br />and I ],790 cubic feet per second (cfs), respectively, Planned releases from those three
<br />dams for the month of April 2004 are 18,900, 18,100, and 13,500 cfs, respectively, The
<br />April releases represent those needed to meet downstream water requirements including
<br />those caused by reduced operation of Senator Wash Reservoir.
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<br />The fmal April 5, 2003, observed April through July 2004 unregulated inflow into
<br />Lake Powell was 4,000 maf, which is 50 percent of the 30-year average for the period
<br />1961-1990, The fmal April 5,2003, projected unregulated inflow into Lake Powell for
<br />the 2003-04 water year was 6,655 maf, or 55 percent of the 30-year average,
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<br />As of April 7th, taking into account both measured and unmeasured return flows,
<br />the Lower Division States' consumptive use of Colorado River water for calendar year
<br />2004, as forecasted by Reclamation, totals 7,379 maf and is described as follows:
<br />Arizona, 2,737 maf; California, 4.340 maf; and Nevada, 0,302 maf, The Central Arizona
<br />Project (CAP) will divert 1.522 maf, of which 0.308 maf are planned to be delivered to
<br />the Arizona Water Bank, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
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