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10 <br />was then made. The data phoned in was as follows: <br />a. Predevelopment flows at Green River Gage, computed by adjusting <br />historical (recorded) flows, for the years 1906-1978. The adjust- <br />ments were made by removing .(with computer modeling) all water <br />' development within the basin. For the gage at Green River, Utah, <br />the predevelopment flows are 5,419,700 acre-feet per year. <br />b, Historical flows at Green River Gage. Based on conversations <br />with WPRS personnel the previous day, we were under the impres- <br />sion that these were present flows, computed by adjusting the <br />gage record from 1906-1978 to add (through computer modeling) <br />all existing water development. The present flows were estima- <br />ted to be 4,562,600 acre-feet per year. Later, when I reviewed <br />the material, it was discovered that historical flows and not <br />present flows were provided by WPRS. Present average flows <br />would be somewhat less than the 4,562,600 acre-feet per year <br />figure; that figure really represents average historical flow. <br />Using the above information, present water depletions at the Green River <br />gage were estimated to be (however, this was incorrectly computed as <br />explained above) : '.' . .._ <br />5,419,700 - 4,562,600 = 857,100 acre-feet per year <br />The Moon Lake Electric project would have increased depletions by <br />(21,730)/(857,100) = 2.5% <br />Moon Lake's fair share of the total cost of the conservation plan would be: <br />2.5% X 20 million = $500,000 <br />This figure was given to Moon Lake Electric and a resolution was passed by <br />its Board of Directors, approving the allocation of funds. A biological <br />opinion `is in~preparation, <br />+, <br /> <br />