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1233 Reservoir Operation Plarmed operation of Tul:q\Dise lilke for water year 1979 was ~de assum- . ing ideal conditioos and cx:JI1?lying with as many requests by mvolved entities as possible. It is recognized that in actual operation, circum- stances may require sc:are variation from the plan. Native inflCM to lake Fork Creek and Busk-Ivanhoe :inports were estimated from historic records. The annual results of the probability study (Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2) for the 10-, 50-, and 90-percent values were distributed Il'011thly on the basis of an average historic year. The JkrneStake Project plans to :inport only the 30,000 acre-feet stored in lbmestake Reservoir during water year 1978. The 8,057 acre-feet of lbmestake water stored in Tul:q\Dise Reservoir (September 30, 1978) plus Water Year 1979 :inports will be released at the request of the Iblestake Project. Under a tenp::lrary oontract, the Catlin Canal CalIpany may store their larkspur Ditch transrrountain diversions in Fryingpan-Arkansas Project facilities. Pueblo Water Ibard CMllS one-half of the Busk-Ivanhoe :inports. Since the Board does not have a cx:mtract to store water in Turqooise lilke, their half will be bypassed. The other half of the Busk- IvanOOe i.n;>orts, belonging to the High Line Canal CalIpany, will be stored in Turqooise lake under oontract. Releases to the High Line Canal Company are pat- terned after previous years. . When their water rights are in priority, CF&I Steel Corporation stores a portion of the native flCM in Tul:q\Dise lilke up to 17 !)400 acre-feet under its 1902 storage right. CF&I may also store 3 ft /s from May 15 through September 15, not to exceed 738 acre-feet; this water must be released from Turqooise lake by November 1. CF&I has purchased an additional 10,000 acre-feet of finn storage from the project, effective in 1979. The arcount of water available for delivery to the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District ranges from 0 Ullder reasonable mini.nuJm conditions to 35,500 acre-feet under reasonable naxi.mum oonditions. Under II'Ost probable oonditians, the amount =uld be 15,000 acre-feet. The arcount of water available to the district is that in excess of the buildup storage necessary for minimum pool and power operation.. Wa~r released from Turqooise lilke on the lake ~rk Creek will be main- taJ.ned at a rate equal to, or less than, 400 ft Is, which is the safe charmel capacity of lilke Fork Creek belCMSugar IDaf Dam. . 12