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<br />o u3Hl1. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />QUOTA DECLARATION <br /> <br />As SOON AS TH~ fiRST SNOW REPORTS ARE ISSUED BEGINNING IN JANUARY EACH YEAR, THE <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />BOARD STARTS MONTHLY APPRAISALS or THt WATER SUPPLY PROSPECTS FOR THE COHING IRRIGATION <br /> <br />SEASON. <br /> <br />INfORMATION ON RUNOfF PROSPECTS. CARRY-OVER STORAGE RESERVES, SOIL MOISTURE <br /> <br />CONDITIONS, PROJECT DELIVERY CAPABILITY, POSSIBLE CHANGES IN WEATHER PATTERN, AND THE <br /> <br />POSSIBLE ~FFECT ON STORAGE RESERVES AT THE END OF YEAR IS CAREFULLY EVALUATED. <br /> <br />AT THE REGULAR llQUOTAlI MEETIHG ON APRIL 7, Af"TER DETAILED CONSIDERATION OF ALL OF <br /> <br />THESE FACTORS, THE BOARD DECLARED THE AVAilABiliTY OF A 70~ QUOTA FOR WATER DELIVERY IN <br /> <br />THE 1967 IRRIGATION SEASON. THE BOARD RECOGNIZED THAT DELIVERY OF THE 217.000 ACRE-FEET <br /> <br />OF WATER THuS DECLARED PLUS NORMAL SYSTEM LOSSES WOULD ALMOST COMPLETELY EVACUATE ALL <br /> <br />USE~BLE WATER THEN STORED IN THE PRO~ECT SYSTEM. <br /> <br />THE BOARD WAS ALSO AWARE THAT, WITH <br /> <br />THE POOR PROSPECTS FOR NORMAL WATER SUPPLIES FROM LOCAL STREAM PLOWS, DISTRICT WATER <br /> <br />USERS NEEDED TO KNOW, FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, THE PROBABLE MINIMUM QUANTITY OF PRO~ECT <br /> <br />WATER THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE ~EA50N. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />WHEN THE 70% QUOTA WAS ANNOUNCtD, DISTRICT WATER USERS WERE ADVISED THAT ANY <br /> <br />ADDITIONAL QUOTA RELEASE BY THE BOARD WOULD REQUIRE USE OF PART OF THE CURRENT SEASON'S <br /> <br />RUNO~F INTO GRANBY RESERVOIR AND WOULD, THEREFORE, COMPROMISE PROJECT WATER AVAILABILITY <br /> <br />IN 1968. <br /> <br />NEVERTHELESS, T~E BOARD ASSURED IT9 ALLOTTEES THAT SHOULD THE GENERAL NEED FOR <br /> <br />ADDITIONAL SuPPLEMtNTAL WATER BECOME CRITICAL, THE ADDITIONAL WATER WOULD BE RELEASED. <br /> <br />IN LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER THE QUOTA ANNOUNCEMENT. THE WEATHER PATTERN CHANGED. <br /> <br />BETW~EN APRIL 10 AND THE (NO or THE MONTH, ALMOST FOUR INCHES OF RAIN FELl IN MOST OF <br /> <br />THE DISTRICT AREA. FROM APRIL 10 TO JULY 20, THE MEAN PRECIPITATION IN THE DISTRICT <br /> <br />EXCEEDEO 14 INCHES OR NEARLY 200% or NORMAL FOR THAT TIME PERIOD. <br /> <br />NOT ONLY DID THE <br /> <br />RAINS PRECLUDE THE USE OF STORAGE WATER FOR CROP GERMINATION aUT THEY ALSO PERMITTED <br /> <br />ALMOST COMPLETE FILL OF DITCH SYSTEM STORAGE RESERVOIRS rROM THE RESULTING, SUSTAINED <br /> <br />STREAM FLOWS. <br /> <br />-8- <br />