BOARD00226

• Board Meeting Date: 4/1/1970
• Description: Agenda or Table of Contents, Minutes, Memos
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

Norte gage to the Colorado appropriators until
a date selected by the people in the valley as
being significant in that particular year. We
then anticipate to go to a free river for a
period of 60 days, which period may be cut down I
if the runoff forecasts are significantly changed
during that 60-day period of time. We then
anticipate going back to a program of delivering
the Del Norte gage, taking the return flows or -
half of the return flows depending on our water
balance evaluation. up until about November 1st.
at which time the stream direct flows would again
be curtailed and the water delivered to the state
line.

Last year, we had an increase in our anti-
cipated runoff, but we also had an increase in
the return flow over and above the norm. We
were allowed to go to essentially a free river
throughout most of the season. I don't think
there were any serious curtailments to the
Colorado appropriators throughout the whole
year. It looks so far this year, the March
lst snow gage, as though the snow is much below
normal on the Rio Grande. The forecast is quite
low, considerably under last year. Of course,
we are hoping that by April 1st, as of this date,
there has been some additional water in the form
of precipitation that can be used in anticipation
of our compact runoff. I think our operating
criteria of last year met with the approval of
the people in the valley for the most part. It
was obviOUSly quite successful and we hope that
it continues to be as successful in this year
and next year in meeting our compact commitments
under the stipulation."

MR. MOSES: "Alberta Park is the third reservoir." I
MR. SMITH: "Yes, Alberta Park. Thanks, Ray. "
MR. STAPLETON: "Thank you very much.
Any questions of Mr. Moses' report?"