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<br />33 <br /> <br />V. Findings <br /> <br />1. The minimum corltent of Blue Mesa never drops below the mirlimurn powet- <br /> <br />pool of 81,070 acre feet in all primary scenarios arid serlsitivity tests. <br /> <br />This was the case even wherl Blue Mesa storage releases are made to support <br /> <br /> <br />a 600 cfs boating flow in the 29-mile reach from June through September <br /> <br />and the capacity of the Gurlnisorl Turmel is increased to 1300 cfs. (See <br /> <br /> <br />Scerlario 7.) <br /> <br />2. A 300 cfs mi rlimum stream flow i rl the 29-mi Ie reach carmclt be <br /> <br />maintained in all months by just asserting the 300 cfs water right to be <br /> <br />donated by Pittsburg & Midway for minimum stream flow purposes, along with <br />historic Blue Mesa storage releases. <br /> <br />3. Blue Mesa storage releases to make target are often enough to maintairl <br /> <br />a 300 cfs flow in the 29-mile reach but are not enough to maintain the 300 <br /> <br />cfs flow in all months, or to maintain a 600 cfs flow during the boating <br /> <br />season. Storage releases below target and/or a direct flow water right <br /> <br />with priority over the junior hydropower water right at the 6unrrison <br /> <br />Tunnel are needed to maintain these minimum flows in all months. <br /> <br />4. The reliance on Blue Mesa storage releases below target to support <br /> <br />minimum stream flows is lessened by the assertion of direct flow water <br /> <br />rights for such purposes with priorities equal to the P&M water right. <br /> <br />WBLA, Inc. 1909 Broadway, #3, Boulder, Colorado 80302 <br />