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<br />evaluating the utilization of YFP product water for municipal and industrial uses in the <br />US and Mexico. The Workgroup made some recommendations related to the public <br />process that should be put into place to evaluate and finalize the recommendations, and <br />recognized the diversity among the various stakeholders and recommended that <br />Reclamation initiate discussions with the Basin States, Mexico, and others stakeholders <br />related to the proposaL <br /> <br />Green Mountain HUP Kickoff Meeting: The annual June meeting to discuss summer <br />management of the Green Mountain Historic Users Pool was held in Glenwood Springs <br />on Wednesday, June 29. Below are highlights from that meeting: <br />1. Runoff Conditions: Spring forecasts indicated below average runoff for the upper <br />Colorado River basin and above average runoff in the lower basin. Runoff in the <br />lower basin was above average as forecasted. Runoff in the upper basin was <br />higher than forecasted due to late spring storms and Denver Water reducing its <br />deliveries to the East Slope. <br />2. Reservoir Status (updated 7/6/2005): Green Mountain, Ruedi, Dillon and <br />Williams Fork reservoirs have filled. Wolford Mountain and Granby reservoirs <br />did not fill, but have stored more water than originally anticipated based on spring <br />forecasts. <br />3. Heeney Slide Issue: Green Mountain will continue to operate under their 2003 <br />updated and relaxed drawdown restrictions. The new restrictions allow releases at <br />all elevations, but limit the rate of release at low storage elevations. The USBR <br />does not anticipate decreasing the reservoir storage to the levels that trigger the <br />release restrictions. The USBR continues to monitor the slide. <br />4. Green Mountain Ring Seal Gate Refurbishment: Increased storage has allowed <br />the USBR to finally resume its project to refurbish the two ring seal gates in its <br />outlet works. One gate has been refurbished and placed back in service and the <br />second gate is being removed this year. For the next few weeks, the entire outlet <br />works must be sealed off and Green Mountain will release water via its spillway. <br />After the second gate has been removed, Green Mountain will operate with its one <br />functioning gate and turbine until the second gate is repaired and placed back in <br />service, hopefully next summer. <br />5. Recovery Program, Grand Valley irrigation facilities: According to current <br />forecasts, this summer is expected to be hot and dry. Therefore Grand Valley <br />irrigation demands may be high throughout the summer. The fish ladder at the <br />Government Highline Canal has been constructed and is being tested this year. <br />The project to provide improved fish passage at the Price-Stubb diversion dam <br />may be completed by spring 2007. The fish screen for the Government Highline <br />Canal may be completed and operational by August. GVIC continues to report <br />problems with its fish screen. The Recovery Program may modify and improve <br />the GVIC fish screen. <br />6. Recovery Program flow targets: The Recovery Program and USFWS hope to <br />maintain 1240 cfs in the 15-Mile Reach this summer, as suggested by the 15-Mile <br />Reach Flow Recommendations for average years. The pools of water set aside for <br />augmentation flows for endangered fish at most reservoirs are full and available to <br />hp.lp mp.p.t tbp. 1 ?AO d's targp,t. Because Wolford Mountain teSl'Jvoiulid not fill <br /> <br />29 <br />