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1510 F. Pueblo Reservoir . At the end of water year 1982, Pueblo Reservoir content was 60,950 acre-feet. The Winter Water Storage Progra~ was in effect from November 15 through March 14, allowing storage in Puebl? Reservoir of 77,878 acre-feet of water. Project water released from Tu~quoi se Lake and Twi n Lakes was stored. in Pueblo Reservoir from November 1p until April 6, at which time a total water storage was 219,300 acre-feet" The storage of water was under temporary storage contracts throughout the spring and summer, which allowed Pueblo Reservoir to reach its maximum storage on August 2. Elevation was 4880.06 feet and content was 262,480 acre-feet. The high native runoff in the Arkansas Riveri and the above normal precipita- tion below Pueblo (exhibits 12 and 13) supplied most of the needs of the water users below Pueblo Reservoir during w*ter year 1983, The low demands allowed 59,198 acre-feet of the 60,000 acre-feet of water that was made available by the project to the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District on April 15 to remain in storage at the end of the water year. All of the 30,000 acre-feet of water made available on June 1 and the 35,000 acre-feet of water made available on September 14 remained in storage at the end of the water year. Of the 77,878 acre-feet of winter water stored in Pueblo Reservoir, 51,060 acre-feet was still in storage at the end of September (see exhibit 14). The portions o~ these two supplies that are not used by May 1, 1984, will be added to the p~oject imports and made available to the District for water year 1984 as proj~ct water. The water year ended with 221,180 acre-feet of water in storage in Pueblo Reservoir. Table 7 and exhibit 15 show Pueblo Reservoir operations during water year . 1983, The pan evaporation rate used for computing Pueblo Reservoir evapora- tion is shown on exhibit 16, I G. Storage Contracts I I In water year 1983, the project Ihad 12 contracts for storage of water in project storage space in the Eas~ Slope storage system. Four are long-term contracts: Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company for 54,452 acre-feet, CF&I Steel corporation for firm storage for 17,416 acre-feet of repl acement storage and 10,000 acre-feet of add itional storage space, High line Canal Company for 10,000 acre-feet Of storage space, and Homestake Project for 30,000 acre-feet of storage sp$ce, The remaining contracts are l-year interim contraocts for if-and-when avlail able storage space. , I , 16 .