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r —� S <br />2005 Colorado River Annual <br />Operating Plan <br />Colorado River Management Work Group <br />. (CRMWG) <br />Mid -Year Review Consultation <br />April 26, 2005 <br />2005 Colorado River AOP <br />Mid -Year Consultation Meeting <br />• Welcome and Introductions — Rick Gold, Bob Johnson <br />• Setting — Tom Weimer <br />• Upper Basin Hydrology and Operations — Tom Ryan <br />• Lower Basin Hydrology and Operations — Terry Fulp <br />• Operational Scenarios for 2005 — Terry Fulp <br />• Discussion on Annual Releases from Lake Powell in WY <br />2005 - CRMWG <br />• Conclusion and Wrap -up <br />Water Year 2005 <br />Improving Hydrologic Conditions <br />In the Upper Colorado River Basin <br />-Cooler than average (but also dry) summer in 2004 <br />- Significant precipitation in the UB in the autumn of 2004 <br />-Increases to baseflows throughout the UB in response to the <br />fall rains <br />-Average to above snowpack in the winter of 2004 -2005 <br />-Inflow to Lake Powell forecasted to be near average in WY <br />2005 <br />- Colorado River System Storage (UB and LB) <br />•9/30/2003 — 57 percent <br />- 9/30/2004 — 50 percent <br />- 9/30/2005 — 57 percent (projected) — roll back drought 1 yr <br />-One average inflow year does not undo the 5 year drought <br />1 <br />