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<br />6 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />PROJECT PLANNING AND CONTROL <br /> <br />The Project is operated for municipal and industrial water supply, <br />irrigation, hydroelectric power production, flood control, recreation, <br />fish and wildlife preservation, and other purposes. The Project is <br />operated under the purposes for which it was authorized and constructed. <br /> <br />The integrated operation of the Project is planned and coordinated by the <br />Bureau of Reclamation, Water and Power Control Division, Eastern Colorado <br />Projects Office in Loveland, Colorado. This office collects and analyzes <br />information daily and makes the decisions necessary for successful <br />operat i on of the Project. Thi s conti nuous water management function <br />involves coordination between the Upper Colorado and Great Plains <br />Regions of Reclamation, North Platte and Bighorn Basin Projects of <br />Reclamation, the Department of Energy, and many other local, state, and <br />Federal agencies. <br /> <br />Experience has proven that <br />resource in a mu It i-purpose <br />through careful budgeting <br />technical end product <br />Annual Operating Plan (AOP). <br /> <br />proper ut il i zat i on of the avail ab I e water <br />Project such as this can be achieved only <br />of the anticipated water supply. The <br />of thi s budget i ng process is an <br /> <br />The Project is operated on a water year basis (October 1 through <br />September 30). The AOP is prepared in October or November of each year, <br />following the plan'S review and necessary public meetings. <br /> <br />AOPs are prepared for reasonable maximum and reasonable minimum <br />conditions of water supply and requirements as well as for the most <br />probable runoff conditions. The Project is operated to optimize the most <br />probable water supply without jeopardizing operational position should <br />either reasonable maximum or reasonable minimum water supply conditions <br />occur. When necessary, the plan is reviewed and revised during the <br />year as new information or changing conditions occur. <br /> <br />Flexibility is a keynote of the plan. Computer programs are used by <br />Reclamation to develop plans of operation and water supply forecasts. <br />