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<br />July 13.14, 1998 Board Meeting <br />Agenda Item 26f <br />Page 2 of2 <br /> <br />day peak as originally planned, and (2) ramp down rates of around 300 cfs rather than the . <br />400-500 cfs planned given the relatively high inflow to Crystal that was then occurring, ' <br />No power plant bypasses are projected to occur at the Aspinall Units under current runoff <br />forecasts for the remainder of this water year, <br /> <br />The major reason that Blue Mesa will not fill this year is due to a runoff forecast <br />that has simply fallen apart with the relatively hot dry weather we have had since May I st. <br />The April I inflow forecast for Crystal Reservoir was for 85% of average, The forecast <br />increased to 93% of average by Apri1l5 and to 99% of average by May I. Since May I, <br />the forecast has steadily declined and was just 74% of average on June 15, This decline <br />in runoff forecast represents a loss of about 220,000 AF of water, yet Blue Mesa is <br />projected to only be between 80,000 and 100,000 AF short of full by the end of July, <br /> <br />Conclusion <br /> <br />Staff is of the opinion that the 1998 Aspinall operations were consistent with the <br />operational philosophy for the Aspinall Unit provided by the Board in November 1994, <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />C:\msword\my documents\july98item26f <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />