WSP00625

• File Number: 8240.200.10.B
• Description: UCRBRIP Annual Reports
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/12/1995
• Author: UCRBRIP
• Title: 1994 Annual Reports Package Part 1
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

Ruedi Reservoir are delivered to the IS-Mile Reach, Each year scopes
of work, contracts, and annual reports are prepared for both gages.
Task 3 - Support for the Recovery Implementation Program Activities:
Flaming Gorge - The Division of Water Resources coordinated and
monitored endangered fish study releases from Flaming Gorge during
the spring runoff and post runoff period, Information on releases
were provided to Recovery Program participants and research work was
coordinated to coincide with various stages of the releases.
Aspinall Unit - Assistance was provided to the Bureau of Reclamation
in coordinating releases from the Aspinall Unit to coincide with the
spring peak and to facilitate biological studies. The interest of
the Recovery Program was presented at the quarterly operation
meetings for the Aspinall Unit and input was provided on flow
patterns, protection of water for endangered fish, and fish passage
at Redlands. The Division of Water resources also provided support
to the Program Director in surveying Program participants on
electronic mail capabilities, evaluating potential systems for
electronic communication, and recommending a system for establishing
a bulletin board system for the Recovery Program.

Task 4 - Water Rights Acquisition Committee activities: Scopes of
work and contracts were developed for analysis for I5-Mile Reach
return flows, evaluation of the return flow gage rating table, and
for the water right specialist to gather information on three small
reservoirs in the Basin, The work also included contracting for the
activities funded through the Fish and Wildlife Foundation and
supervising the water rights specialist, Work has also continued on
developing a long-term water lease agreement with the Colorado
Division of Parks and Recreation for water from Steamboat Lake.

Due to low flows throughout the Basin, considerable time was spent
coordinating the release and delivery of water from Ruedi Reservoir
and TriState Generation, A RuedijI5-Mile Reach coordination team was
established and met once a week by phone to adjust releases from
Ruedi to meet conditions on the river and to conserve water. The
entire 20,000 acre feet of water was delivered to the I5-Mile Reach
in 1994, and the Bureau of Reclamation also made discretionary power
releases to supplement flows in October, Work was also continued on
development of a 5-year contract for additional water from Ruedi
Reservoir. The Division of Water Resources will be preparing a
report to the Colorado Water Conservation Board on the benefits of
Ruedi releases for endangered fish,

Task 5: Assistance was provided to the Colorado Water Conservation
Board (Board) in efforts to understand, quantify, and refine flow
recommendations for the I5-Mile Reach. Work also included assisting
the Board in identifying the relationship between flow
recommendations and Colorado's Compact entitlement. Assistance was
also provided to the Grand Junction and Vernal CRFP offices in the
integration of channel monitoring results and techniques of including
channel characteristics into the process for developing or refining
flow recommendations,

Task 6 - Hydrology Support for Colorado River Biological Opinions:
The Division of Water Resources also provided support to researchers

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