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Spring runoff into Reclamation reservoirs. even Ihough lower in 1986 than In Ihe past 3 years, was above normal. Runoff into lake Powell was 153 percent 01 nor- mal. Percentages in other areas were Flaming Gorge, 180; Wayne N. Aspinall. 146; NavaJo, 137, and Seedskadee, 167 Spring runoff inlo Fontenelle Dam on the Seedskadee Projecl was the highest since 1918. River-bourne debris partially clogged the trash racks 01 the oullel tubes, raising Ihe level 01 fl1e reservoir 50 feet higher Ihan planned The outlet works were closed temporarily wllile divers, working Irom a barge, removed the debris from the trash racks. Water delivery to nearby communities was uninterrupted. Several Bonneville Unit leatures 01 the Central Utah Project began delivering water during the year. These were Vat Diversion Darn, West Fork Pipeline and Jordan Aqueduct On May 16, 1987, the first CUP wat(n was dolivered via an exchange In addition to this waler delivery, two CUP repayment contracls and three com- panion documents were signed thai same day One was among the Salt lake County Water Conservancy Dlslrict and the Metropolitan Water Conservancy Dis- tricl 01 Salt lake City and the Bureau 01 Reclamation. These documents helped to complele the repaymenl package for the Bonneville Unit A clleck lor $350,000 was presenled 10 Commissioner C. Dale Duvall by tile District as its lirsl annual repayment for the Jordan Aqueduct Placement 01 roller compacted concrele af Upper Slillwater Dam began in early September. Winter shutdown occurred in November and ended in March. ThiS roller compacted concrete process is attracting both national and world wide attention. Portland Cement Company look 175 people to file construclion sile. Two large groups 01 Japanese engineers viewed the activities. Several reporters found the work interesting. Engmeermg News Record senl a reporter to the site in both early spring and late summer 10 do stories. Other Federal, State, and local officials visited during Ihe construction season. 2 Embankment on Ridgway Darn. Dallas Creek PrOject, 'tops OLlt" On the Dolores Project, recreation lacili- ties at McPhee Dam and Reservoir were dedicated May 24, 1986. The ceremony at the McPhee Recreation Complex was sponsored jointly by Reclamation and the U.S. Forest Service. The prrncipal speaker was C. Dale Duvall, Reclamation Com- miSSioner. Olher participants were Upper Colorado Regional Director C1llford Barrett; Ernesl House, Chairman of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe; Bruce McAlee, President of the Dolores Water Conservancy District; and Don Foth, Rocky Mountain Regional Forester. The new recreation area waters will be stocked with game fiSh, and will become, with its scenic beauty, one 01 the most attractive recreation spots in the Four Corners Area. The linal load 01 fill male rial was placed on Ridgway Dam embankment July 23. 1986. locafed about 6 miles north 01 Ridgway, Colorado, on Ihe Uncompahgre River, the dam contains approximately 10 million cubic yards 01 zoned earth fill , rises 227 leel above the streambed and has a crest length of 2.430 leet. Work on the rrver outlet works and instrumenlation will conlinue and plans for a powerplant are being formulated. The lake will begin to Pontoon boats push barge toward inlet gates at Fonlenelle Darn so Cross International Divers can remove collected trash rack debns fill in early 1987 and plans include a dedi- cation ceremony in the summer of 1987. A fire in n18 Blue Mesa Powerplant 01 the Wayne N. Aspinall Unit on March 24 temporarily disabled the powerplant. An electrical lault in an overhead crane caused a lire in a station service board that was providing local power to the plant. Power production was diverted to other unils of the Colorado River Storage Project. One 01 the two generators was back in service within a week.