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<br />Sep-03 <br /> <br />SOUTH PLATTE BASIN <br /> <br />Bas~~ ConClllor'S Assess~e')l <br />The SVVSl ....a,ue of QA md,cdtes that for August the <br />cas,n .....ater supplies ....ere near norma' ReservOir storage. <br />:he major ccmponen! In lhil> basin In compull:"lg Ine SVJSI <br />....alue. ....as 87% of r"iorma. as of l'1e er'id of August. <br />CumuJal ve !'iolorage in tOle major plains reservoi's Ju1esberg. <br />North Sterling, and Pre""llt. IS at 29% ot capacity <br />Ct...mula:lve storage in the major upper-bas'n reservoirs <br />GheeSrmt1, Ele\'en Mile, SJ..lln'ley. and An:ero IS at 70% 01 <br />capacily Flo..... althe gaging slalion Sout!1 Plalle Rive! nea~ <br />KtHSf'Y ,...as 248 CIS, as CO'l'pared 1:1 the IO:"lg-lerm avera!=je <br />of 84-+ cts Flow at '~'e COloradoll\e:!raska stale line <br />averaged 19 cfs <br />Augl,;sl conl.nued d"r' and ro: In lne SOJlh Platte <br />:::asln as is normally expt!cled, Flows at !ne Kersey gage <br />relurned 10 near :"listor~c 'ows. Howe'.ter, relurn flews along <br />ll'1e river "",ere signJicanlly nigher than lasl year and thus lhe <br />ri....er calls on lfle Soulh PlalTe re:l,;rned 10 what....::)uld <br />normally be ellpected In August ralner than the most se'1lor <br />calls Ifl over 2{] years like last year. <br />Because of beller cond;ti()("s, defl"and trom <br />rese'Vol's also was no: rear as high as in the p.c....;ous year <br />for both muntcloal and i[1i:;a:101 users Thus, reservoir <br />s:orage IS In much beaer shape throJgh Qullne bas'n To <br />assist;n thiS, a major rainstOrm 'J1e lasll'Yoo days 01 the <br />mon:t' will help assure lrr.galicn calls a'e JUnlO~ tor the <br />remainder at the year. ThIs impro....ed present reservoir <br />storage SllUdtlon and tre mcreased rel:Jrn flows along Ihe <br />river Improve Ihe chances of users filling reservo:rs t'llS <br />.....ll1ter <br /> <br />9.!J!IOOk <br />\'\'hi:e conditions next year will be dependent on <br />sflo'H1all and s;:::ring ra;n as usual. ini!lal w,>ttar S:.Jpply <br />cO'ldit:uns for next yeilr are dramallcally better than the <br />condltioflS at IhlS lime a year ago <br /> <br />Public Use Imoacts <br />--. BeC<:tuse o~ the impro....ed ::onditlons. many muniCIpal <br />pro....iders either reduced ()( eliminated their ....ater use <br />:estllctIO'1S <br /> <br />--I <br /> <br />~...~ ,. <br /> <br /> <br />! <br /> <br />,1- <br /> <br />! <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />_. _.. __ ,,-0 <br /> <br />-' <br /> <br />.06.-.. <br /> <br />saJT>l .'\"'T"I' 't".~ "~ ~"'r "',D.', p. ;'....TE" 'EA'l <br /> <br />1ll-u'.;U: <br /> <br />]a1'lU.- <br />. <br />.; l..ar..w.. <br /> <br />~ -~ <br /> <br />-0 <br /> <br />,/ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />/' <br />-~ <br />, <br /> <br />9 <br />:i'M~~r I " <br />~'.OJJ-')" ..../~- <br />~'_{l., ;-'- __ <br />__. col_ . --.. __" <br />r.:=:t:.:.........~c'"--~_.o. -..-. <br />0;3 '00 0,., _ ~.. '"-'"' IV '.... <br /> <br />, <br />. <br /> <br />,,- -"--~" <br /> <br />u_ <br /> <br />~ '" <br /> <br />x. <br /> <br />_;.,ET"~ <br /> <br />..-~~.. <br /> <br />....--N:) <br /> <br />..-~(~x..;i <br /> <br />~"..l'l'.o4;~ <br /> <br />-~ <br /> <br />~-, <br /> <br />} ,.,,~~ 0- <br />. <br />I <br />!,.~ <br />. <br />. <br />'5 ... .~ <br />, <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Jb I3~L <br /> <br /> <br />""". <br /> <br />-- <br />-~ <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />_ r__ 0_ <br /> <br />,:,....... <br /> <br />...'O..~,C;._ <br /> <br />."'<D~ <br /> <br />3 <br />