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<br />1\:J <br /> <br />Horsetooth Reservoir is expected to reach a storage content of38.000 acre-feet by the end of March. <br />By the end of May, that storage could increase to 47.200 acre-feet. Irrigation and municipal demands <br />will draft Horsetooth Reservoir storage down to approximately 40.000 acre-feet by the end of <br />August. If conditions allow, and the restrictions for Horsetooth Reservoir are lifted. the total storage <br />could reach 60,000 acre-feet by September 30. Water demands for the reservoir are projected to be <br />approximately 55,000 acre-feet. <br /> <br />.... <br />1\) <br /> <br />Carter Lake reached its target of 100,000 aere-feet in late January. With a quota of 30% annouriced <br />by the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District. water demands are not expected to be as <br />intense as Water Year 2002. The total storage is expected to drop to 57.100 acre-feet by the end of <br />September. Irrigation, municipal and industrial demands for the period April-September are <br />expected to reach 57,700 acre-feet. The combined East Slope terminal storage at the end of the <br />Water Year is predicted to be I 17,000 acre-feet. <br /> <br />Reilsonable Minimum Inflow Forecast <br /> <br />Green Mountain Reservoir <br /> <br />Ifreasonable minimum inflow is forecasted on February I, releases from the reservoir for bypass of <br />inflow, power, replacement, and reservoir regulation will be scheduled in March to bring storage to <br />approximately 42,900 acre-feet by April 30. In order to maximize storage in Green Mountain <br />Reservoir, releases will be held at or near the minimum required release of 60 ft3 Is by May. The <br />minimum release is required in order to satisfY downstream water rights on the Blue River. <br />Releases could increase slightly to 115 ft3 Is during June. <br /> <br />Green Mountain Reservoir will not reach its maximum operational capacity this year, if the <br />minimum inflow forecast prevails. As a consequence. if the dry conditions continue to dominate <br />the weather, Green Mountain will not have the necessary storage volume required to participate in <br />the Coordinated Reservoir Operations. <br /> <br />With reasonable minimum runoff, it is estimated that Colorado Springs and Denver will deplete the <br />Blue River by approximately 84,500 acre-feet during April-July. The projected April-July Blue <br />River depletions reflect projected upstream operations for the 2003 Water Year. The depletions <br />will cause approximately 17.9 gigawatt-hours of power interference at Green Mountain PowerPlant. <br />Under the existing Operating Criteria, Green Mountain Reservoir will not physically fill, given the <br />projected depletions and reasonable minimum inflow condition. Releases in July, August, and <br />September will be made in order to bypass inflow, and to replace C-BT depletions. <br /> <br />19 <br />