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California Water Bank
In 2004, the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) and the Nevada Colorado River Commission entered into agreements with the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California and the Bureau of Reclamation to store a portion of Nevada’s unused Colorado River water in Southern California until it is needed.
Under the agreements, Nevada can recover up to 30,000 acre-feet per year from the storage account with six months noticed provided to MWD. SNWA has banked 70,000 acre-feet of water in the California Water Bank.