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<br /> <br />81.1 --:- - - O~ <br />Ile-,\U OF AECLI\.t.\I\.11 <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br /> <br />MAR 2 3 200; <br /> <br />Western Colorado Area Office Durango, Colorado <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Contact: Pat Page 970-385-6560 <br />For Release: March 19, 2004 <br /> <br />Navajo Reservoir Releases to be Increased <br /> <br />Beginning April 1,2004, the minimum allowable release from Navajo Reservoir will be 350 <br />cubic feet per second (cfs), Releases are made for the authorized purposes of the Navajo Unit, <br />and to attempt to maintain a target base flow through the endangered fish critical habitat reach of <br />the San Juan River (Farmington to Lake Powell), As downstream tributary inflows to the San <br />Juan River decrease, releases will be increased as necessary, Subject to National Environmental <br />Policy Act (NEI' A) compliance, the minimum allowable release of 350 cfs will be in etTect until <br />November 1,2004, or until a Record of Decision is received on the Navajo Reservoir Operations <br />Environmental Impact Statement, whichever comes first. <br /> <br />The release from the reservoir is currently 250 cfs and will remain so through March 31, 2004, <br /> <br />The Bureau of Reclamation will be holding its Navajo Unit Operations Meeting on April 13. <br />2004, at 1 :00 pm at the Farmington Civic Center, Farmington. New Mexico, The meeting <br />agenda will include a review of operations since January 2004, an update on the Shortage <br />Sharing Recommendations that have been developed by water users in the basin, a discussion of <br />plmmed operations for this spring and summer, and updates on the Navajo Reservoir Operations <br />Environmental Impaci Statement (EIS) and endangered species issues on the San Juan River. <br />The public is invited and encouraged to attend, <br /> <br />Questions should be directed to Pat Page, Bureau of Reclamation, at 970-385-6560, <br /> <br />### <br /> <br />Reclamation is the largest wholesale water supplier and the second largest producer of hydroelectric power <br />in the United States, with operations and facilities in the 17 Western States. Its facilities also provide <br />substantial flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife benefits. <br /> <br />nn1Gi!l <br />