Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Figure 1: Participants CiiJ. Iron Fen <br />\, <br /> <br />Figure 2: Participants CiiJ. Spring Creek <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Fi ure 3: Iron Fen <br />'~'., ..-~~i,'~. <br />t.... 0:."... ~'., ',.". <br />':~..U:.'.:.>.ot:., . <br />'n' ~', \\iIJ\! <br />"~:'~ ';11; '-',.!l. ..' <br />'r ' , ,~ii>~ :,'. <br />~, 'J -; ,J~- <br /> <br />27th Annual Colorado Water Workshop: This year's workshop is entitled Reclamation at the Century <br />Mark - the legacy and the challenge. The workshop will be held July 31-Aug.2. For more information <br />see www.westem.edu/water. <br /> <br />Aspinall Unit Operations Meeting: The Reclamation held a special Aspinall Operations meeting on <br />June 13 in Grand Junction to discuss the worsening drought conditions and further adjustments to 2002 <br />operations. As of June 1 forecasted inflow into Blue Mesa was the lowest since 1977 and Reclamation <br />projected that Blue Mesa would be 300,000 AF short of filling this year. Flows through the Black <br />Canyon were anticipated to be 300 - 350 cfs through June and possibly increase in July when additional <br />releases are typically made to supply water for fish passage below Redlands Diversion Dam. The <br />predicted flows in the Black Canyon exceed the CWCB instream flow right of300 cfs in the Black <br />Canyon, which could by decree be reduced to 200 cfsin a drought year such as this. <br /> <br />Since that meeting, the forecasts of inflows to Blue Mesa have continued to decrease, and Blue Mesa <br />may bc 340,000 - 350,000 AF short of filling. Flows through the Black Canyon are still anticipated to <br />bc at least 300 cfs throughout the summer. The Colorado Division of Wildlife will closely monitor this <br />situation, as low flows and high temperatures may increase stream temperatures enough to harm brown <br />trout. <br /> <br />19 <br />