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Table S-5.-Upper Limit Drawdown Levels Unregulated Inflow May l Upper Percentage Limit Drawdown Exceedance Range Level 1 to 10 6023 10.1 to 30 6024 30.1 to 40 6025 40.1 to 59.9 6027 Reclamation would determine the appropriate reservoir drawdown based on the percentage exceedance of the forecasted inflow volume during the spring (April through July). The forecast is issued twice during March and twice during April. Under normal operations during the transition period, releases would be limited to a range from 800 cfs to powerplant capacity (4,600 cfs). Hourly releases during the transition period would be patterned so that they are consistent with the hourly release patterns established during the preceding base flow period. The 2000 Flow and Temperature Recommendations do not address hourly patterns during the transition period. During the transition period, Reclamation would maintain the same fluctuation constraints as in the preceding base flow period to provide operational consistency as has been done historically. S.14 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES This section summarizes the DEIS analyses and comparisons of predicted environmental effects under both the Action and No Action Alternatives. S.14.1 Hydrology Tables S-6, S-7, and S-8 present the key flow parameters and ranges described in both the 1992 Biological Opinion (No Action Alternative) and the 2000 Flow and Temperature Recommendations (Action Alternative) under dry, average, and wet hydrological conditions. The 2000 Flow and Temperature Recommendations report also provides recommended flow regimes for moderately wet and moderately dry hydrologic conditions; however, because the 1992 Biological Opinion does not address these conditions, they have been omitted from this comparative analysis. The 1992 Biological Opinion does not specifically define the differences between wet, average, and dry hydrological conditions but rather, suggests that Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service consult each year to make this determination. The 2000 Flow and Temperature Recommendations are more specific about how the hydrology of the upper Green River Basin is to be characterized. S-28 A Operation of Flaming Gorge Dam Draft EIS