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<br /> <br />() '1-; <br /> <br />8l1", -;- -::;=- -;- \O~ <br />~AU OF RECL"",,,"I <br /> <br />Western Colorado Area Office <br />Grand Junction, Colorado <br />Ed Warner (970) 248-0654 <br />For Release: July 13, 2001 <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />JUL 1 6 2001 <br /> <br />~7 <br /> <br />CoIollldo Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Low Flow Test Over <br />Navajo Releases To Return to 500 cfs <br /> <br />The Bureau of Reclamation has completed data collection on the San Juan River. Releases <br /> <br />from Navajo Reservoir, located in northwestern New Mexico near the Colorado border, will begin <br /> <br />increasing Sunday morning, July 15, at 10 a.m., thus ending the 250 cubic feet per second (cfs) low flow <br /> <br />test. Flows in the San Juan River immediately below the reservoir should be back to 500 cfs by <br /> <br />12 noon Sunday. <br /> <br />Flows had been reduced to 250 cfs for 7 days so Reclamation could collect data to evaluate the <br /> <br />effects low summer flows have on various resources. Reclamation will use the information they <br /> <br />obtained in an environmental impact statement they are preparing on the operations of Navajo Dam and <br /> <br />Reservoir. The 250 cfs flows would be necessary to meet recommendations by the San Juan River Basin <br /> <br />Recovery Implementation Program to benefit downstream endangered fish while protecting authorized <br /> <br />project purposes, and existing and new water development. <br /> <br />The public is encouraged to provide Ed Warner (Bureau of Reclamation, 2764 Compass Drive, <br />Grand Junction, CO 81506; E-mail ewamerlaluc.usbr.gov) or Ken Beck (Bureau of Reclamation, 835 E. <br />Second Avenue, Durango, CO 81301; E-mail kbeck@uc.usbr.lwv)withanyinformation they obtained <br />during the low flow test. <br /> <br />Reclamation will prepare a report summarizing the test and notifY the public when it is <br />available. <br /> <br />If you have questions or need more information, contact Ed Warner at 970-248-0654, or Ken <br />Beck at 970-385-6558. <br /> <br /># # # <br /> <br />A <br />