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<br />E. Allocation of Storage
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<br />The total storage capacity of the reservoir is 105,000 acre-feet; of this
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<br />amount approximately 7,000 acre-feet will be dead (below the water level intake of
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<br />the outlet works) an additional 31,000 acre-feet making a total of 38,000 acre-feet
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<br />will be inactive, reserved for sediment storage and fish conservation or both.
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<br />Contemplated uses of the active storage of 67,000 acre-feet will not encroach on
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<br />the inactive storage level as shown in the Simulation Study.
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<br />The active storage capacity of the 'reservoir has not been allocated to
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<br />specific uses such as oil shale, ,steam power plant, or irrigation. The computer
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<br />reservoir operation study generated monthly flows in acre-feet below White River
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<br />reservoir for power production, Ute Indian irrigation and Tosco energy use for the
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<br />1931 to 1978 period as follows:
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<br />Month
<br />
<br />Average Flows
<br />Below the Res.
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<br />Ute Indian
<br />Irrigation Supply
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<br />Tosco
<br />Supply
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<br />Oct.
<br />Nov.
<br />Dec.
<br />Jan.
<br />Feb.
<br />Mar.
<br />Apr.
<br />May
<br />June
<br />July
<br />Aug.
<br />Sept.
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<br />Total
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<br />18,789
<br />17,885
<br />16,667
<br />16,440
<br />18,998
<br />30,358
<br />32,848
<br />68,991
<br />94,391
<br />31,395
<br />19,579
<br />17,145
<br />
<br />383,487
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<br />1,352
<br />
<br />1,500
<br />1,500
<br />1,500
<br />1,500
<br />1,500
<br />1,500
<br />1,500
<br />1,500
<br />1,500
<br />1,500
<br />1,500
<br />1,500
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<br />18,000
<br />
<br />1,802
<br />6,986
<br />10,366
<br />13,296
<br />11,268
<br />6,310
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<br />51,380
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<br />This tabulation serves to indicate that ample water will be released from
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<br />the reservoir in anyone month of the year to meet downstream demands. The
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<br />
<br />simulation study did not differentiate by direct flows and storage releases
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<br />
<br />the supply to irrigation and energy uses. The simulation study is available
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<br />for inspection at the Division of Water Resources office, 231 East 400 South,
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<br />
<br />Salt Lake City, Utah.
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<br />F. Maximum Reservoir Drawdown
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<br />The reservoir could be drawn down 46 feet before reaching the inactive
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<br />storage level. However, generally it is not anticipated that the reservoir water
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<br />level will fluctuate more than about 35 feet under any foreseeable future water
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