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<br />storage is recovering, but we would need another year like this last year to bring us up to <br />average. Mr. Gillespie mentioned that the low water demands in June helped to restore our <br />reservOIrs. <br /> <br />Jack Bvers, Deputv Director, Division of Water Resources <br />Keith VanderHorst (Div. of Water Resources) presented the "major reservoir capacity" map for <br />Mr. Byers. This map indicates the maximum and current (as of June 25) water levels of various <br />reservoirs across the state. The map handouts were also distributed at the meeting. <br /> <br />Keith VanderHorst, Division of Water Resources, Water Supplv Conditions Update <br />Mr. VanderHorst reported that Colorado's water supply has improved considerably from last <br />year, but that our total water supply is still below average. All basins show an increase from last <br />year; however, the southwest part of the state did not receive the snow runoff as the other parts <br />of the state. The first half of June we had good precipitation; however the end of the month was <br />much drier. The SWSI indicates that the Rio Grande basin is in the worse shape, while the South <br />Platte basin is in the best shape. <br /> <br />Stream-flow gauges are below nonnal, but better than last year. Mr. VanderHorst said the Rio <br />Grande basin is hoping for rainfall this summer; the Gunnison basin is looking forward to <br />summer runoff; the Yampa basin has hot and dry conditions with no precipitation expected <br />during the second half of last month. The stream flows are in below average condition. The San <br />Juan basin has hot and dry conditions, and stream flows peaked early <br /> <br />The following is a brief water supply conditions update. (A complete supply update was <br />distributed at the meeting.) <br /> <br />South Platte Basin <br />SWSI value (0.4) indicates that for June the basin water supplies were near nonnal. Reservoir <br />storage was 81 % of nonnal as of the end of June. Storage levels in the major plains reservoirs: <br />Julesburg, North Sterling, and Prewitt are at 96% of capacity. Cumulative storage in the major <br />upper-basin reservoirs of Cheesman, Eleven Mile, Spinney, and Antero is at 63% of capacity. <br /> <br />Arkansas Basin <br />SWSI value (-0.9) indicates that basin water supplies were slightly below nonnal for June. <br />Streamflows continued to be fairly strong during the month of June. Storage in Turquoise, Twin <br />Lakes, Pueblo, and John Martin reservoirs totaled 53% of normal at the end of June. <br /> <br />Rio Grande Basin <br />SWSI value (-3.4) indicates that basin water supplies were well below normal in June. At the <br />end of June all streams were near base flow condition. The volume of runoff was far better than <br />June of 2002; however, the runoff was enhanced by reservoir releases leaving the upper basin <br />with very little carryover reservoir storage. Precip was near nonnal. Soil moisture conditions <br />are getting worse. <br />