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<br />COLORADO BASIN <br /> <br />Basinwide CQndihons Assessmenl <br />The SWSI value or -2.1 indicates that for JanuafY <br />the basin 'Nater supplres were below nocmaL The NatLl"al <br />Resources Conservalion SefVice reports that February 1 <br />snowpack IS 84% of normal. Flow at the gaging station <br />Colorado R.....er near Oolsero was 1109 cIs, as compwed to <br />the long-term average of 983 cfs Slorage In Green <br />Mounlain. Ruedi, and Wrtliams Fork rflServoirs tolaled 94% <br />o' normal as 0' the end o. January. <br /> <br />~no~ <br />Snowpack is below average fOf the 80hre Colorado <br />River basin. bot beller than the last three years at lhe start of <br />February. Some drainages are signlflCanUy below average, <br />such as lhe Blue River at below 80%, and some are having <br />good years. such as Plateau Creek. Winler river flows range <br />from average down to 75% ot average, but are improved <br />over the last several winters. <br /> <br />FP.b-Q4 <br /> <br /> <br />" <br />. <br />. <br />, <br />J <br />J <br />. <br />, <br /> <br />-. ...... ~.. ...- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />AdmlnistrativeIMa~~ <br />The ShoshOne power plant w~l conllnue 10 place the <br />saOlQf river call through mid-March when Ills anti(:ipaled Ihat <br />Ihe power plan! win be shul down lor six weeks 'Of special <br />maintenance (i.e. retrofit 01 the control system.) This will <br />remove the rrver call a(ld allow upstream reSeNON"S such as <br />Dillon, Green Mountain. Granby, and WolfOf'd 10 store in <br />priorrty_ However. thiS '11'111 also reduce river (lows to possibly <br />h~toric lows. which may cause some water Quality or <br />diverSion problems for seVefal downstream municipal <br />diverters. II is undear what impact lhese low flows will have <br />upon sport or endangered fish species and lhe overall <br />aquatIC habitat of the Colorado River. <br /> <br />......... <br /> <br />I <br />'....n. <br />1",.,..1 <br />, <br /> <br />;,,,,{,... <br />~; <br />":',,."'.1 <br /> <br />~ .'OJ '" <br />I <br />u <br /> <br />0:.._.. -<..1'.... :JO'~~q) "..,.\l~.,.,...lll >'O-R <br /> <br />. <br />-' <br />- . <br />1.~. '''l-- <br /> <br />...1__ <br />Cl'I .... <br /> <br />. ...~'.h~l <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />/ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />c.. <br /> <br />'-,. <br /> <br />..~.. <br /> <br />u. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />. '="'''''''~l <br /> <br />. .1M; <br /> <br />-" .'.I.~ <br /> <br />~~l <br />~~ <br />, <br /> <br />l<\0XI- <br />i <br />'-- <br />i <br />. <br />':.;0000:1 <br />, <br />. <br /> <br />i"~ <br />~~ <br /> <br />'~,I <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br /> <br />-~ <br /> <br />,.., ..).0...... <br /> <br />~"'M....~.{"~, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />\~..kOI< <br /> <br />''''~Qn- <br />