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<br />dependance on the Colorado River to sustain future growth and economic viability would <br />subject such growth to great risk of drought and economic hardship, Essentially, the four <br />Upper Basin States would be subject to a water call on the river by the Lower Basin <br />States, <br /> <br />3) The interim nows from Glen Canyon Dam are being finalized now. When will that <br />specific process under the Record of Decision be finished--that is, the exact now <br />schedule. (note: "interim" nows have been in place since August 1991, question <br />should be nows as directed in the ROD) <br /> <br />Changes in flow constraints as directed by the Record of Decision resulting from the <br />Operation of Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Impact Statement will occur very soon, <br />The Regional Director is delivering his recommended Operating Criteria and the 1997 <br />Annual Plan of Operations for Glen Canyon Dam to the Commissioner this week. Letters <br />transmitting the package to the Secretary's Office have been prepared, as have notification <br />letters to the Basin States governors, The remaining action will be in the Secretary's <br />Office and should be completed fairly soon, <br /> <br />The flows will be as identified in the final NEP A document, <br /> <br />There are several points of interest to convey on the Brower proposal in addition to the <br />above questions: <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />Over 3,500 gigawatt-hours of electrical energy used in both the Upper and Lower Basin <br />States would be lost. <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />Recreational benefits associated with Lake Powell total about 3 million visitor days per <br />year, There are significant economic impacts associated with the loss of this recreation <br />industry, <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />The reservoir fishery would be lost. <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />The cold-water trout fishery below the dam would be lost. <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />Current operations of the dam provide for stable and predictable white-water river running <br />activities during periods of high runoff (flows greater than 45,000 cfs for 6 to 10 weeks) <br />and during periods of drought or low runoff. <br /> <br />Additional points of interest related to the Glen Canyon Institute proposal to drain Lake <br />Powell to minimum power head and maintain at that elevation (eI3,500): <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />The proposal would leave approximately 6 maf of storage in Lake Powell, of which about <br /> <br />2 <br />