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Summarv of San Juan-Chama Water Storace The end-of-month storage status of SJ-C water in all reservoirs, except Heron, and the accumulated sediment deposition adjustments for Abiquiu Reservoir, Cochiti Lake, and Jemez Canyon Reservoir are illustrated in Tables 11 A, 11 B, and' 11 C as well as the reference table (pages 11-13 and 46), Evaooration Loss on Rio Grande Water Stored Above Otowi The evaporation loss on Rio Grande water stored in EI Vado and Abiquiu Reservoirs is illustrated in Table 12 (page 14). There was no debit water held in EI Vado Reservoir during 1999, as the State of New Mexico entered 1999 with no debit according to the Rio Grande Compact. SAN LUIS VALLEY PROJECT Closed Basin Division Working under the guidance of the Closed Basin Division Operating Committee, Reclamation continued Closed Basin salvage operations and water deliveries, Ground water analyses, water accounting, water quality monitoring, project operations, and electrical and mechanical maintenance functions continue to be performed by Reclamation personnel. The Rio Grande Water Conservation District (District) continues to perform civil maintenance on the project: A total of 25,636 AF of project water was delivered to various points, including 20,387 AF creditable to the Rio Grande purs\lant to the Rio Grande Compact, Closed Basin water deliveries in 1 999 included deliveries to the Blanca Wildlife Habitat Area, Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge, San Luis Lake, and the Rio Grande, Table 13 (page 15) summarizes 1999 operations of the project, The project continued flow-through operations at San Luis Lake during 1999 with 1,741 AF delivered to the lake through San Luis Lake Feeder Canal. Natural flows into the lake were estimated to be 813 AF as measured at the San Luis Lake Parshall flume and estimated at the spillway and culverts, During the year, 1,698 AF was pumped from the lake. , On June 7, 1999 the Alamosa County Sheriff requested that the Bureau of Reclamation lower San Luis Lake two feet in elevation to assist in recovering a young drowning victim, Pumping was initiated the same day, The search ended on the night of June 8th when the body of the boy was found, Pumping was decreased on June 9th and preparations were made to release the low quality water from the lake to the Blanca Wildlife Habitat Area and the Alamosa Wildlife Refuge in order to restrict non- vii