Imperial Irrigation District General Manager Jamie Asbury delivers opening remarks during a dedication ceremony held October 11 for the Lloyd Allen Water Conservation Operational Reservoir, built east of the city of Calipatria in northern Imperial County. The reservoir, named after the late Lloyd Allen, who served five terms on the IID Board of Directors before his passing in 2006, was built with funding from the 2003 Quantification Settlement Agreement and is the first mid-lateral reservoir IID has built under its system conservation program. The dedication ceremony took place as IID commemorated the QSA’s 20th anniversary.

This month marks the 20th anniversary of the 2003 Quantification Settlement Agreement (QSA), a landmark set of agreements that ushered in a period of peace on the Colorado river through its multi-layered system of benefits to urban and ag water users, the state and federal governments, and ultimately the entire Colorado River

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Dan Denham, general manager of the San Diego County Water Authority.

The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors voted unanimously on August 24 to appoint Dan Denham as general manager, following the retirement of former General Manager Sandra L. Kerl in June.

Denham has served in several leadership capacities with the Water Authority for the past 17 years, including his most recent post as deputy general manager. In that role, he oversaw the MWD and Colorado River programs, along with the Engineering, Water Resources, and Operations & Maintenance departments. Denham also continues to oversee the implementation of the conserved water transfer agreement between the Water Authority and the Imperial Irrigation District, the cornerstone of the 2003 Quantification Settlement Agreement. The QSA has enabled California to live within its 4.4 million-acre-foot annual apportionment of the Colorado River and helped support the long-term management of the river. As

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Pictured is a concrete-lined section of the All-American Canal. The canal lining was part of the 2003 Quantification Settlement Agreement, which reduced California’s use of the Colorado River down to its 4.4 million acre-foot allotment through a conservation-based focus. The QSA continues to stand as an example of California’s investment in conservation to support the Colorado River.

Story from the San Diego County Water Authority’s Water News Network

California water agencies that rely on the Colorado River on January 31, proposed a modeling framework for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to evaluate as it considers actions to help stabilize reservoir elevations and protect critical infrastructure to ensure the Colorado River system can continue to support 40 million people, nearly 6 million acres of agriculture, and Tribes across seven states and portions of Mexico.

The modeling framework outlines a constructive approach to achieve additional water use reductions while protecting infrastructure, prioritizing public

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