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Water Year 2001 EA Releases <br />Date s Amount Comments <br />6-18-01 200 cfs Began EA releases to maintain z500 cfs in the river at the Grand Island <br />(G.I.) gage to maintain a healthy fish community/tern forage base. <br />6-26-01 400 cfs 200 cfs was not maintaining flows at the desired level at G.I. <br />7-05-01 550 cfs 400 cfs was not maintaining flows at the desired level at G.I. <br />7-24-01 390 cfs Requested suspension of EA releases because it was anticipated increased <br />river flows as a result of a rain event and District operations would keep <br />flows at or above the 500 cfs level at G.I. without EA releases. Districts <br />started decreasing EA releases on the day of the request. <br />7-25-01 0 cfs See comment above. <br />7-28-01 500 cfs Started releases again to maintain z 500 cfs in the river at G.I. for fish <br />community health and tern forage base. <br />8-22-01 400 cfs EA releases were decreased by 100 cfs, in part, to conserve EA water. It <br />was anticipated that shorter days, longer term weather forecasts of < 90 <br />degree temps., irrigation possibly wrapping up a little early this year, and <br />possibilities of rain in the forecast would keep river flows up and water <br />temperatures down. At this time, conservation of EA water for carry-over <br />purposes was given top priority. <br />5-25-01 300 cfs EA releases were decreased by another 100 cfs. Substantial rains in the <br />basin and resultant operations were expected to increase flows in the river <br />for the next several days. Also, with some canals shutting down and more <br />rain in the forecast, longer term river flow conditions were expected to <br />remain at desired levels with less EA contribution. <br />8-30-01 0 cfs Due to decreasing irrigation demand and the upcoming end of irrigation <br />season, EA releases were no longer needed to maintain river flows at <br />desired level of 500 cfs at Grand Island. <br />5