Chapter II

II. DESCRIPTION OF ACTION
  1. Introduction
  2. The Secretary’s Discretionary Management Activities
    1. Flood Control
    2. The Role of the Secretary as Watermaster of the Lower Colorado River Basin for Delivery and Storage of Water
    3. Declaration of Surplus
    4. Delivery to Mexico at the Northerly International Boundary (NIB)
    5. Water Delivery to Mexico at the Land Boundary near San Luis, Sonora
    6. Power Operations
    7. Channel Maintenance and Levee System
    8. Yuma Desalting Plant and 5-Mile Zone
    9. Endangered Species Conservation Activities
  3. Lower Colorado River Operation and Maintenance Procedures
    1. Flood Control
    2. Annual Operating Plan
    3. Operation of the Colorado River Below Davis and Parker Dams
    4. Water Delivery Requirements to Mexico in Accordance with the Mexican Water Treaty of 1944
    5. Process for Daily Water Requirements and Hourly Release Schedule
      1. Parker Dam to Mexico
      2. Parker Dam to Davis Dam
      3. Davis Dam to Hoover Dam
      4. Seasonal Release Patterns
    6. River Maintenance
    7. Yuma Desalting Plant and 5-Mile Zone
  4. Endangered Species Conservation Program
    1. Introduction
    2. Endangered Razorback Sucker and Bonytail Conservation
      1. Native Fish Work Group
      2. Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery
      3. HAVFISH Project
      4. Boulder City Golf Course Native Fish Rearing Project
      5. Hualapai Native Fish Rearing Facility
    3. Native Riparian Plant Restoration
      1. Native Riparian Plant Nurseries
      2. Demonstration Projects
      3. Enhancement Projects
      4. Research
    4. Three-Finger Lake Project
    5. Boulder City Wetland Project
    6. Lower Imperial Division Wetland Enhancement
    7. Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration
    8. Multi-Species Conservation Program Development
  5. Summary of Secretary’s Non-Discretionary and Discretionary Operation and Maintenance of the Lower Colorado River
    1. Introduction
    2. Non-discretionary
    3. Varying Degrees of Discretion
    4. Fully Discretionary


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