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<br />- 3- <br /> <br />infonnotion contact Laurie Fisher, Non Point Source Program Coordinator at (303) 692 3500 ext. 3570. For more <br />information visit their u.oebsite at http://www.cdphe.state.co.usfwq/wqhom.asp, There is Total Maximum Doily Load funding <br />through the non point source program that involes impacts to water quality with droughts and may be tned to devlop <br />resources. <br /> <br />NRes - NIb< GlUesple <br />June 1'1 snowpact? was 2% of overage and 10% of last year. It is bey to undem.and' that melt out at the end of the season <br />should not be compared to snowpocb accumulation in the winter. NRCS had only 2 statiom with snow in one in the North <br />Platte and one in the front ronge on June 1", Snow had melted out June 9th which is the earli~ ever and a typical year is <br />more lit?e lury 27. The reservoir deviation from average graph illustrates that collectively for the state we are 1 million acre <br />feet below overage. http://www.co.nro.uKla.gov/mow/snow-index.htm <br /> <br />DWR - Keith Vanderhorst <br />Reservoirs did not get topped off and are low on water or will be out of water this summer. In some basins well owners <br />and well user groups are not able to replenish water for their augmentation plan requirements and will be curtailed from <br />pumping soon or in July. In the Arl:?ansos basin the well augmentation program is running out of water and the well ~rs <br />associations will have to curtail use. The SEO may be forced into well administration this summer and shutting down wells. <br />For the complete State Engineer's report visit the Division of Water resources Office website at <br />http://woter.ltate.(o.us/pubs/~wsl/1wsiO(i-02.pdf <br />Streamflow peabs are v.z of the 19n water ear and lowest runoff in may ever recorded. The average runoff is around <br />650,000 AF and this years forecaster runoff is 200,000 AF. Higher temperatures will not help and we may surpass the <br />19n drought. The SWSI index had the Yampa/White basin in severe drought. the Colorado basin is in a severe drought, <br />the Gunnison basin in moderate drought. the San Juan Dolores basin in severe drought. the Rio Grande basin in moderate <br />to severe drought. the Ari?ansas basin in severe drought. the South Platte basin is in a moderate drought. <br /> <br />South Platte - Concern whether the supplies from <br />reservoir and natural flow will be able to meet the <br />demand of agriculture on the plains this year. Also are <br />concerns that augmenting groups will not have sufficient <br />water to provide replacement of all out of priority well <br />depletions. <br />A,ban.at badn - Several large ditches with junior <br />water right have exhausted all of their stored supply. <br />Well pumping has been notably high throughout the <br />March through May time period. <br />Rio GrancIe ba.1n - San Luis Valley reveals all <br />characteristics of serious drought, little or no snow on the <br />peabs. parched rangeland, and low flows n the creebs, <br />rivers and reservoir levels and persistent winds. This <br />water year will tibely surpass 19n as the drought of the <br />century. The aquifer there is largely man made from <br />irrigation seepage and there will less recharge of the <br />aqUifer this year. <br />Gunnison ba.1n - The Division 4 office continued to <br />honor a river call for the Gunnison Tunnel. The first time <br />nearly 50 years that available inflows were less than the <br />demand at the tunnel. Applications for new well permits <br />have been filed at near-record levels due to the dry <br />conditions and many homeowners are having to re-drill <br />their wells. <br /> <br />Colorado Badn - The forecasted storage content for <br />Green Mountain Reservoir is 100,000 AF and the 66,000 <br />AF, the historic user pool (HUP) is projected to not fill the <br />year. The HUP wm established to ensure that Western <br />slope agricultural. domestic and municipal users placed <br />in service prior to 19n but junior to the Colorado Big <br />Thompson Project water rights priority would still be <br />allowed to divert when the Colorado river mainstem call <br />came on. With the HUP not filling the contract pool in <br />Green Mountain will not receive any water and many <br />augmentation plans in Division 5 rely on the this pool. <br />The ewCB, the BUreau of Reclamation and DWR are <br />worbing on a plan to exchange unused contract water in <br />Ruedi Reservoir into Green Mountain Reservoir in order <br />to satisfy the HUP and contract pools. <br />Yampa I White basin - Numerous stream systems are <br />under administration. Most irrigation reservoirs are <br />expected to be drained or lowered to minimum levels <br />before the end of summer. First time the mainstem of <br />the white River has been under administration <br />San 'uan I DoIore. badn - Depending on the <br />continued lOOge for the ditches, there could be very little <br />additional storage to meet late season demands. It is not <br />I:mown what effect would be to springs below the mesa <br />top lands if reservoirs are drained and the natural <br />stream is the only remaining supply. <br /> <br />Flood ProI(....tion . W.lIn Projn:1 PlannIng And Fm.mcing. Slll'dm JnLll...aJ.:e PrOlcrtlOfi <br />WAlcr Suppl)" ProIel.1ion .ConscrYdl100 PLmnmg <br />