9600

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9600
• Author: Brown and Caldwell.
• Title: Phase 2 Coordinated Facilities Water Availability Study for the Endangered Fishes of the Upper Colorado River - Final Report.
• USFW Year: 2003.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................... ......... ................... .....................................................1
General Results, Conclusions and Recommendations .........................................................................2
Feasibility of Expanded Crops Alternatives ...........................................................................................4
Feasibility of Efficiencies of Conveyance and Distribution Facilities Alternatives ........................5
Feasibility of New Tributary Storage Projects Below Shoshone ........................................................6
Feasibility of New Mainstem Storage Project .................................................................: ......................6
Feasibility of Power Plant Operations and Scheduling Alternatives .................................................6
Feasibility of Other Alternatives ................:..............................................................................................7
Executive Committee Recommendation ................................................................................................ 8
Political and Institutional Issues Associated With Implementation of The Executive
Committee Recommendations ...................................................................................................9
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE ................................................................................... 10
1.1 Purpose .........................................................................................................................................10
1.2 General ..........................................................................................................................................11
1.3 Background ..................................................................................................................................12
1.3.1 Late Summer and Fall Base Flow Period Augmentation ..................................12
1.3.2 Spring Peak Enhancement ......................................................................................14
CHAPTER 2 GROUND RULES, ASSUMPTIONS AND ANALYSIS PROCEDURES ................ 15
2.1 Introduction ...................
2.2 Ground Rules .............................................................................................................................. 15
2.2.1 Administration .......................................................................................................... 15
2.2.2 No Restrictions on Alternatives Investigated ..................................................... 16
2.2.3 Evaluation and Screening Criteria ........................................................................ 17
2.2.4 RIPRAP Alternatives ............................................................................................... 17
2.2.5 Incentives for Participation .................................................................................... 17
2.3 Assumptions and Analysis Procedures ................................................................................... 19
2.3.1 Model .......................................................................................................................... 19
2.3.2 Baseline Hydrology: C1 Data Set 19

2.3.3 ..........................................................................
RIPRAP ...........................................
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2.3.4 CROPS ....................................................................................................................... 22
2.3.5 Future Depletions ..................................................................................................... 23
2.3.6 Flow Targets .............................................................................................................. 24
2.3.7 Scoring ........................................................................................................................ 25
2.3.8 Piscatorial Purposes ................................................................................................. 25
2.3.9 Electric Power Purchase and Sales Prices ............................................................ 26
2.3.10 Hydropower Maintenance Schedules ................................................................... 26
2.3.11 Municipal Recreation Agreement ...................
2.3.12 Green Mountain Reservoir Accounting and Administration .......................... 27
2.3.13 Modeling the Orchard Mesa Check Case Settlement - Reduced USA Grand
Valley Power Plant Summer Call and HUP Pool Operation ........................... 29
2.3.14 Comparison of Runs ................................................................................................ 29
2.3.15 Procedures to Estimate Outlet Works Capacities .............................................. 29
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