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inflow conditions, the Kendrick Project would recover near full storage ownership. Colorado-Big Thompson Project storage reserves would increase by 200,000 acre-feet and all other projects would have above-average carryover storage. Moderate energy imports would be necessary from October through early March, or until generation became available from Yellowtail Powerplant. Thereafter, imports would be minor and some surplus would be available in all conditions of inflow. With most probable inflow, Green Mountain Reservoir storage would be lowered to 60,000 acre-feet by March 31. During April, 30,000 acre- feet of space would be evacuated in Dillon Reservoir and Green Mountain Reservoir would be lowered to 50,000 acre-feet content. With no deple- tion by the City of Denver, Dillon Reservoir would refill during June and Green Mountain Reservoir would fill by the end of July. All avail- able water totaling over 44,000 acre-feet would be pumped from Willow Creek Reservoir to Lake Granby during the season. Adams Tunnel diver- sions would lower storage in Lake Granby to about 287,000 acre-feet by the end of April. With limited diversions thereafter, Lake Granby would fill to about 461,000 acre-feet by the end of July. Above-average carryover storage of over 450,000 acre-feet would exist at the end of the year. All available Big Thompson River water would be diverted through the foothills power system during June through August. Colorado- Big Thompson Project storage reserves would be depleted by about 10,000 acre-feet in meeting an estimated supplemental irrigation delivery of 221,600 acre-feet. Winter power releases would lower storage in Seminoe Reservoir to about 239,000 acre-feet by March 31. Releases would be cut back to about 800 c.f.s. during April and 500 c.f.s. minimum thereafter. Seminoe Reservoir would fill to nearly 755,000 acre-feet content by the end of July and carry over more than 730,000 acre-feet at the end of the year. Pathfinder Reservoir would fill to nearly 512,000 acre-feet by the end of March and would not be fully evacuated to normal carryover storage by the end of the season. Alcova Reservoir would be maintained at normal levels throughout the water year, and a full irrigation supply would be anticipated for the Kendrick Project from May through September. Gray Reef releases would average about 840 c.f.s. through May 15 and increase thereafter to meet irrigation demands. Glendo Reservoir would fill to near capa- city during May and be evacuated thereafter. With normal irrigation delivery to North Platte Project and Glendo users, Glendo Reservoir would be lowered to dead storage of about 12,000 acre-feet by the end of September. Releases from Gray Reef would be limited late in September to allow fishery rehabilitation at Glendo Reservoir. With full irrigation delivery, Kendrick storage ownership would increase by over 115,000 acre-feet during the season. North Platte Project and Glendo Unit would deplete storage ownership by 193,000 and 16,000 acre-feet, respectively. With release at capability, Boysen Reservoir would be lowered to about 565,000 acre-foot content by January 31. Thereafter, releases of about 1,500 c.f.s. would allow v