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Work was concluded on the oversight of the the Duchesne Hydrology Water Availability Study. A sediment monitoring peer review panel was assembled and a report, and scope of were developed by the panel. Work also included contracting for the activities funded through the Fish and Wildlife Foundation and supervising the water rights specialist. C. Vampa River Reservoir Studies: Vampa Operation and Management Plan: Developed scopes of work for hydrology model review, updating the economic projections, gage installation and peer review of sediment monitoring. The Division of Water resources staff participated in the in developing the contract for the population update study and represented the Recovery Program at public meetings to seek public input on population growth scenarios. The annual report was also prepared for the update of the population projections. D. Coordinated Reservoir Operations: Assistance was provided to the Bureau of Reclamation and CWCB staff in developing the coordinated reservoir draft report and implementation plan. Once the plan for coordination was competed it was presented at two sets of public meetings. Staff from Water Resources representing the Service/Recovery Program and presented information on the Recovery Program and the need for high spring flows periodically. 1997 was a year when coordination was identified to be of benefit and a full scale coordination effort was commenced. Water Resources staff participated in bi weekly meeting and conference calls to facilitate coordination and made the final decision on when to begin to commence coordination. Work was coordinated with the efforts of the Loveland and Grand Junction offices of Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Water, the River District, the Division Engineer and the National Wether Service. E. General Support Activities: Served as Chairman of the Water Acquisition Committee where the fOllowing tasks were performed: 1) Prepared meeting summaries for all WAC meetings and reports to the Management Committee, 2) Prepared annual report to the Colorado Water Conservation Board on Ruedi flows and associated benefits to the 15-Mile Reach, and 3) Prepared Scopes of Work and annual reports for the following projects: 1. Water right Consultant Services 2. Palisade gage operation and maintenance 3. Return flow analysis for the 15-Mile Reach 4. Steamboat Lake water lease 5. Vampa basin population update 6. Sediment & gaging peer review workshop Other work included monitoring 15-Mile Reach and Vampa River flows and scheduling water deliveries from Ruedi, Wolford Mountain Reservoir and Steamboat Lake when appropriate. Participated in the Technical Advisory Committee and the Water Rights Planning Model Subcommittee for the Colorado River Decision Support System. Many of the tasks included attending meetings,