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<br />S\VSI valucs show the South Illattc. <br />Rio Grande. and Southwest basins <br />with abundant to abo\"c nonnal water <br />supply for storagc. The YampalWhite <br />and Colorado arc ncar nonnal but the <br />Arkansas Basin is a -1.6 making it in <br />a slight to moderatc drought <br />conditions. <br />Both the Arkansas and South Platte <br />Basins havc beuer 1100\'S allowing <br />more junior water rights to be utilized <br />and get diversions. Still South Platte <br />well users have been curtailed and <br />need to develop pcnnanent augmentation plans. <br />Rio Grandc at Del Norte stream gagc is tracking abuve average. June !lows were 155% of <br />nonnal. <br />San Juan. Dolores. Animas through Durango once June ends thc !lows \\ill drop some but it <br />is quite a bit above nonnallhis )'car. Spikes in May and June may help junior water rights. <br />buts it's a tradc olTbetween attenuated run olf The issue is slow run otTas opposed to much <br />at once both have trade olTs, <br />Free river !low mcans no call on the rivcr by senior watcr rights, <br /> <br />.5. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />- <br />-_._--- <br /> <br />":00 <br />__l <br />. <br /> <br />':I <br />{ \ ' -""'lI <br />,:," " ...- <br />~"'r1'- :- <br />-' -'~ ~ <br />. '-,<;~- <br />It! --:.-': <br />'" j <br />. . <br /> <br />.-. <br />.. <br />. . <br />.' <br />. <br />..- <br />. <br /> <br />a <br /> <br />-:.- <br />.. <br />. <br /> <br />a <br /> <br />:Jj <br /> <br />-;~~~~ ~(: <br />I",;j -f' ,I;\~ ,r- <br />"':.:-1-. <br />. ",( <br /> <br />f!...,....-----,.-- .... <br />- ....... <br />--,.... <br /> <br />,..,.... <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />------- <br />---.--- <br />k..,.-:"r-Ii. <br /> <br />Ui\'isioll of Wildlife C\tan' Ilaclstcd) <br />. Mary stated that the Elk and deer herds arc doing \\c11 this ycar <br /> <br />Ih,'llarlmcnt of Al!riculture (Sheldon .'ones) <br />. Range and faml conditions arc generally <br />pretty good with the exception of the 1-70 <br />cast corridor. The combination of <br />recovering from drought. frost. and <br />weeds will make it so that 50% of thc <br />\\heat will be poor to very poor this year. <br />. The land has not fully reeo\'ered from the <br />drought. The soil is still pretty dry below <br />1\\10 feet. <br />. Some of the recent rains havoc caused <br />weeds that don't help but from the rain <br />perspective it is looking very good. <br /> <br />Monthly Average Precipitallon for Selected Sites <br />In the South Platte Basin <br />~Hoosler Pass -Evergreen <br />_Denver Stapleton -*-Brighlon <br />::*","Sterl109 <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br /> <br />-" <br />; <br />!H <br />I.. <br />i ... <br />Ll <br /> <br />...- <br /> <br />tOO <br /> <br />~ - ~ <br /> <br />.. .... ... - .... ... ... ... <br />- <br /> <br />Colorado Climatc ('('nler - ~()htn Uoeskcll <br />. The map is Colorado's average annual precipitation map showing the most of it coming in high <br />elevations. <br />. This map also sho\vs fanning in the lo\\er Arkansas basin Ihat is led by irrigation. They don't <br />have much natural precipitation to work with, <br />. Nolan also showed precipitation totals by month for Hoosier Pass getting its precipitation totals <br />from Oclober through ~Iay. lie then showed Stapleton. Brighton. and Sterling sites to shov.' that <br /> <br />Flood Pn)(C'CtlOn. Wilrr Pm,n:tPLinrungilnd FllLlna"SIr-timind l...1lcProI<<tJOO <br />WilC'rSupplyProln:tlOD.CQf"l5C1"o"ilJOnPLinnmg <br />