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<br />{ <br /> <br />Water Year 1996 <br /> <br />For water year 1996 operations, Blue Mesa Reservoir will be <br />drawn down to at least an elevation of 2283 meters (7490.0 <br />feet) by December 31, 1995, in order to minimize icing <br />problems in tbe Gunnison River. Blue Mesa will continue <br />to be drawn down through April 1996, to a level tbat will <br />accommodate tbe most current probable inflow scenario and <br />accomplisb tbe release objectives witb minimum powerplant <br />bypasses. <br /> <br />Tbe minimum release objective of the unit is to meet the <br />delivery requirements of tbe U ncom pahgre Valley Project <br />and to keep a minimum of 8.5 cubic mete" per second (300 <br />cubic feet per second) flowing through tbe Black Canyon of <br />tbe Gunnison National Monument. Under the most <br />probable and the maximum probable inflow scenarios, Blue <br />Mesa is expected to fill in the summer of 1996 and flows <br />through the Black Canyon of tbe Guunison National <br />Monument are expected to be above the minimum release <br />objective during the summer montbs. Tbe filling of tbe <br />reservoir next year will ensure that reasonable specific <br />releases required to study the protection . and improvement <br />of habitat for endangered fish can be accommodated. The <br />forecast runoff for the spring of 1996 will be monitored to <br />achieve these objectives. To protect the blue ribbon trout <br />fIShery in tbe Black Canyon and maximize recreation <br />potential, releases during 1996 will be planned to minimize <br />large fluctuations in the daily and monthly flows. <br /> <br />ACTUAL BWE MESA STORAGE HI9S <br /> <br />...L1JQtlIcualC~ <br /> <br />THOU8AJlD ACfII-Nn <br />.". <br /> <br />- <br />1200 . <br /> - - - - - - - - - -- <br />'000 <br />100 / <br /> / <br /> "'- <br />100 .... <br /> . <br /> <br />7. <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />go <br /> <br />"'~#"~.;,f".f ~~., ~.. <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />PROJECTED CRYSTAL RELEASES 1996 <br /> <br />IIIWCMI ClIaIC IIIEnM <br />100 <br /> <br />THOUUND ACIll!-FU1' <br />... <br /> <br />i"-P OB 1I1N *11 OST 'liD + "'" IlifX <br /> . <br /> / "- . <br /> / i'- . <br />"- / / '" ........ <br /> / <br /> - y- <br /> o::::; <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />300 <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />'00 <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />100 <br /> <br />;:. ",,4. 4-c, )tt ~ .;~. ..~ I" ~., "'~. <br /> <br />BLUE MESA UNREGULATED INFLOW 1996 <br /> <br />IIIWotI CUIIC Ill"'" <br />700 <br /> <br />'TItOIJUHD ACIItHI:IT <br />141 <br /> <br />!'>~ 08 ..M o + PRO ~'" . <br /> .. <br /> VI\ .. <br /> . <br /> / ,\ . <br /> 1 .\ <br /> 1/ "- ~ 1 <br /> / <br /> . <br /> ~ "'" <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />100 <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />o. <br /> <br />100 <br />... <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />.0 <br /> <br />'00 <br /> <br />;- -I ~c, .; ~ .; ,f" -I .; ~... ., .f" <br /> <br />PROJECTED BLUE MESA STORAGE 1996 <br /> <br />IIIWOIII CUBIC IInDI <br />,... <br /> <br />TMOUIAIlI13 IICIIIB.nIT <br />.,.. <br /> <br />.p 011 IIIN * 1081 PH i'" ~P 1081 lAX <br />- .- .- - - -. - -. <br /> j -.... ...... <br />.... <br /> ~ ~ ~ V -...., <br /> r--, <br /> <br />1200 <br /> <br />". <br /> <br />1000 <br /> <br />.'0 <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />400 114 <br />;; +cf4-C,.;~ .;,f"..~ ~ ~~~~ <br />