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<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 />.-nrJt)o.o; i <br /> <br />~ ,%d8J'l- <br /> <br />OPERATION SKII~ <br /> <br />Big Thompson River water in exceSs of the mlnlmum requirements, as <br />recommended by the State of Colorado Division of Wildlife and the <br />Federal Fish and Wildlife Service, is diverted at Lake Estes into <br />the Foothills System for power generation. This operation is known <br />as operation "skim." The amount diverted depends on the flow of the <br />Big Thompson River and tributaries above Lake Estes, importations <br />through Adams Tunnel, and the capacity of the Foothills System. <br /> <br />The water taken from the Big Thompson River is used for power generation <br />immediatelY or is held in storage and replaced to the river by other <br />water in the system, depending on power requirements. In general, water <br />taken from the Big Thompson River at a variable rate on a given date is <br />returned to the river at a flat rate on the following day. <br /> <br />Operation "skim" and storage of surplus Big Thompson River water in <br />project reservoi rs is accordi ng to the AOP and as prescri bed by the <br />Water and Power Control Division. <br /> <br />29 <br />