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'f 60fl8 . Existing capacities ofUnil structures (use new Crystal powerplant capacity- probably around 2,250 cfs) as shown in the following table. ., . A . II U 't St f f ... spma m a IS ICS Blue Mesa Morrow Point Crystal Capacities (acre-feet) Dead storage 111,200 165 7,700 Inactive storage 81,070 74,905 4,650 Active storage 748,430 42,120 12,890 Live storage 829,500 117,025 17,540 Total storage 940,700 117,190 25,240 Outlet capacilies (cubic feet-per-second [cfs]) Power plants (max) 2,600-3,400 . 5,000 2,250 Bypass 4,000-5,100 1,500 1,900-2,100 Combined (max) 6,100 6,500 4,100 Spillway 34,000 41,000 41,350 * . Live slorage is the combination ofthe active and inaclive storage. It represents storage that physically can be released from the reservoir. . Crystal powerplant capacily may be adjusted following testing; the new capacity may affect flesd GSRtr61 reservoir targets. . Blue Mesa Reservoir shares one penstock for both river outlet and powerplant releases; the combined releases of these two are constrained to about 6,100 cfs. . The hydraulic capacities shown in the table assume full reservoir conditions. At lower elevations, the hydraulic capacity would be less. Also syslem efficiencies may affect lhe hydraulic capacity. . Full capacity may not always be available due to scheduled maintenance or equipment malfunclion. . . Aspinall Unit in place, regulating the river using current operating practices as a guide, and operating for Unit purposes under highly variable annual inflow conditions. These current practices include: o Filling Blue Mesa Reservoir at end of runoff season-Full reservoir is 7519.4 feet; operalions designed to reach around 7517 feet which provides a safety factor for controlling the reservoir in case of sudden flood evenls such as thunderstorms or high snowmelt rate. o Existing spring flood control operations (being proactive to keep 14,000 cfs or [normally] considerably less at Delta (Delta City area above the Uncompahgre confluence}-15,000 cfs is official number at lhis lime). March 31 target, which is variable based on forecasted inflow, maintained to reduce flooding and reduce powerplant bypasses. Blue Mesa winter . Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing. Stream and lake Protection Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning