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<br />".. (1 <br />I) "., " <br />1-t...1"" <br /> <br />contracts for "if-and-when" storage space. Under "if-and-when" contracts, non-Project <br />water may be stored in Project storage space as long as that storag,e space is not requi red <br />for Project water, <br /> <br />1. Proiect Water Sales and Deliveries <br /> <br />The Project made available 171,600 acre-feet of water to the Southeastern Colorado <br />Water Conservancy District during water year 2000, The District purchased 151,383 <br />acre-feet of the water made available. The District called for 128,746 acre-feet of <br />Project and Project carryover water during, the year, Evaporation reduced the Project <br />water in storage by 5,900 acre-feet. By the end of the water year (September 30,2000), <br />the District had 52,111 acre-feet of 20001 allocated water and 88,104 acre-feet of <br />carryover water remaining in storage. Of the 128,746 acre-feet of Project water <br />released, 7,815 acre-feet were for municipal and industrial use, and 120,931 acre-feet <br />were for irrigation, The monthly release of Project water from Pueblo Reservoir is shown <br />on Exhibit 21. <br /> <br />J, Reservoir Storaae Allocation Data <br /> <br />Table 10 presents the reservoir storage allocations for the five Project reservoirs. <br /> <br />1(, Reservoir Evaooration and Precioitation <br /> <br />Tables 12 and 13 present the monthly average evaporation and precipitation at the four <br />weather stations near Project facilities, When an evaporation pan is not in service and a <br />reservoir is not completely ice-covered, the daily water surface evaporation is computed <br />using seasonal evaporation factors. Those :factors are listed in Table 11. It is assumed <br />that there is no evaporation from a reservoir water surface when the reservoir is <br />completely covered by ice. <br /> <br />L, Flood Control Benefits <br /> <br />The operation of Pueblo Reservoir did not prevent any flood damage in the Arkansas River, <br />basin in water year 2000, <br /> <br />The Corps of Engineers estimated that the operation of Ruedi Reservoir, the Boustead <br />Tunnel, and Turquoise Lake prevented $1,061,000 of flood damage in the Colorado River <br />basin, Table 14 shows the historic flood control benefits provided by Pueblo and Ruedi <br />Dams. <br /> <br />~...~ I . <br /> <br />8 <br />