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<br />~ <br /> <br />TO ALL ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN RECIPIENTS: <br /> <br />MAILED FROM: LD~ER COLORADO REGION <br />RIVER OPERATIONS GROUP <br />ATTENTION: CODE LC-46DD <br />P.O. BDX 61470 <br />BOULDER CITY, NV B9006-1470 <br />PHONE: 702-293-8190 <br /> <br />************************************************* IMPORTANT NOT I CE----------.----------.-.------.-----.-.--------- ****.....********* <br /> <br />THIS OPERATION STUDY REFLECTS THE 1997 ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN AS APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY. THE PLAN CALLS FDR THE SURPLUS <br /> <br /> <br />CRITERION TO GDVERN THE OPERATION OF LAXE MEAD FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1997 IN ACCORDANCE ~ITH ARTICLE 111(3)(b) OF THE OPERATING CRITERIA <br /> <br />AND ARTICLE II(B)(2) OF THE DECREE IN ARIZONA V. CALIFORNIA. <br /> <br />CURRENT OPERATIDN REFLECTS SCHEDULES BY THE METROPOLITAN ~ATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (MWD) AND CENTRAL ARIZONA PRDJECT <br /> <br />(CAP) OF 1.260 MILLION ACRE-FEET AND 1.410 MILLIDN ACRE-FEET RESPECTIVELY DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1997. <br /> <br />********...************************.*.****************.*****************************************************..********************** <br /> <br />RUNOFF PROJECTIONS AND INFL~ INFORMATION INTO LAXE PO~ELL PROVIDED BY THE COLORADO RIVER FDRECASTING SERVICE THROUGH THE <br /> <br />NATIONAL ~EATHER SERVICE/S COLORADO BASIN RIVER FDRECAST CENTER ARE AS FOLLOUS: DBSERVED INFLO~ FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER INTO <br /> <br />LAXE PD~ELL ~AS 674 THOUSAND ACRE-FEET OR 129X OF THE 30 YEAR AVERAGE. THE FORECAST FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER RUNDFF INTO LAXE <br /> <br />PD~ELL IS 500 THOUSAND ACRE-FEET DR '1lX OF THE 30 YEAR AVERAGE. THE PROJECTED APRIL THROUGH JULY RUNOFF FOR ~ATER YEAR 1998 IS <br /> <br />8.5 MILLION ACRE-FEET OR 110X OF AVERAGE. PROJECTED ~ATER YEAR 1998 IMFLD~ INTO LAKE POWELL IS 13.3 MAF OR 113X OF AVERAGE. <br /> <br />******************************************************.************************************.*.**********************.*.**********... <br /> <br />ALL RELEASES SCHEDULED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CALENDAR YEAR ARE BEING MADE TO MEET D~NSTREAH DEMANDS AND A SURPLUS TO MEXICO <br />OF 200,000 ACRE-FEET. <br /> <br />~ <br />-~ <br />~ <br />