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Taylor Draw Reservoir Project-Taylor Draw Dam filled in 1984. Depletion values were supplied by the Colorado River Water Conservation District. Stagecoach Project and Yamcolo Project-The Stagecoach Project of the Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District involved construction of a dam on the Yampa River near Steamboat Springs and exchange agreements for water out of Yamcolo Reservoir. The project would supply about 4,000 acre-feet of water for irrigation, 1,000 acre-feet for municipal uses, and 9,000 acre-feet for thermal powerplant uses. Depletion values for the irrigation and municipal components were supplied by Reclamation. Depletion values for thermal powerplant uses are discussed under Colorado Ute-Southwest Project. Ruedi Contracts-Estimates of projected depletions for water contracts from Ruedi Reservoir were taken from the Ruedi Biological Opinion. Estimates were 9,000 acre- feet in 1990 but would reach the ultimate contractible yield from Round II sales of 44,700 acre-feet by 2020. Depletions were computed assuming 100-percent consump- tion of industrial water and 40-percent consumption of water delivered to municipal and domestic users. Blue Mesa Contracts-The Upper Colorado Regional Office of Reclamation and FWS have determined that, at the current time, up to 10,000 acre-feet of water can be contracted for industrial purposes from Blue Mesa Reservoir. It has been assumed that this water will be supplied by 2000 and that it will be consumed 100 percent. Oil Shale-Projections of water depletions for oil shale development contain a high degree of uncertainty. Values shown in table 3 were provided by the Colorado Water Conservation Board. For the present, Reclamation has chosen to assume that develop- ment will be deferred by one decade, so all depletion values have been postponed 10 years. These values do not include water contracted out of Ruedi Reservoir for the oil shale industry. Wolford Mountain, Bluestone, and Green Mountain Sales-These projects and depletion values have been added to table 3 at the suggestion of the Colorado River Water Conservation District. Wolford Mountain is located on Muddy Creek, a tribu- tary of the upper Colorado River near Kremmling. It will be operated to provide transmountain exchange water for municipal and industrial uses, a variety of West slope uses, and recreational purposes. Bluestone is located near De Beque and will be used for industrial and oil shale purposes. Sales of water from Green Mountain Reservoir will be used for irrigation, snowmaking, and other purposes through direct delivery, augmentation, and exchange. Craig-Hayden Powerplants-By 1987, two units at Hayden and three units at Craig were online. The present combined use of water is estimated to be 13,000 acre- feet with ultimate depletions of 19,000 acre-feet, consisting of 13,000 acre-feet at Craig with zero discharge and 6,000 acre-feet at Hayden with no significant return flow. Colorado Ute-Southwest Project-Colorado-Ute Electric Association planned construction of two 400-megawatt units in western Colorado. Plans to go forward 34