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<br />171"~ <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />" , <br /> <br />" '. <br /> <br />./(t_~ - <br /> <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />..:.... O~ <br /> <br />'\ <br /> <br />'\ <br /> <br />1>1...... <br /> <br />" <br />" <br />';.+., <br />, " <br />'-'........... " <br />-\.~ ,-.....-.. <br />---. '" "'..' <br />...,.. '..'" <br />.,"_t==::: ~\~ . <br />.'-1 ','\ <br />~~'\'-"F~ <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />.....,.. <br /> <br />With Colorado Ri\'t'r Sd..in <br />rf''>t'rvoir~ appro.ll. hing a full conditIon <br />and spring funo" foreca...h m(katin~ <br />much higher ,h.-In normal rt\N i1o\\'s, <br />the \\'atf'f and Powpr Rt....ource.. <br />5f'r\iiu~ called a m('{'!ing in La,> V~a.. <br />in April of feelerd!. ..lalt', and local <br />inler,--~(.. to discu..... lulUfe rt'St'f\Olr <br />opt'rations. A Bo.lrd ..taU membf'r <br />allt'nded the ml"t'lmg. \\hich (entt'red <br />on projfftion.. oj <'loragt' in (hl' <br />remdming month.. of lQ80 and In <br />f'arly 1981. Bff.1U<'t' tht..,p ..ludll'" <br />indicated d high probabilih of ilood <br />control relt'd<'h twin!,: ft>qUlrt'Cl "'llh <br />accornpdnvinp; dama~w.. dm\n,>lream. <br />the \V,'lIN and PO\\t'r Re..OUfCt'S <br />St.'fvict:' recommt.'ndt"C! .m allt'rnatin' <br />operatin!<i pliln Ih<lt would Increase the <br />january 1, 1981 iloOO control "pJH' In <br />l,l\..l'<, 'It'ad and PO\\t'tI irom <br />5,350,000 d( rp.it'l.'t 10 8,000,000 <br />acre--leel. Under the pro~xN:-d plan, <br /> <br />.;...,. ""~ <br /> <br />(w,_. <br /> <br />~.... <br /> <br />.~- <br /> <br />" L " I( <br /> <br />I' " <br /> <br />\.~ ..'..... <br /> <br />I <br />llw_-'. If'~- <br />~.,'?'- - - - - - .- <br /> <br />........ <br /> <br />. . <br />. -. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />" .. ~_.. <br /> <br />\\ . \ I , <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />'"" <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />.,~... <br /> <br />.".... <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />rl..lt',I'.t>" through Homer PO\',t'rplant <br />would bl;' \f'1 "0 th,u, wllh Bill <br />\Villiam<, RI\f'r Inilow, Park",r <br />POVloerplant would be oper,ut'd ,1I iull <br />capacitv, 19,000 cubIC ieel per <br />wClmd, lor thl' rt'mdinder 01 1980 In <br />i1ddilion tn ml't'lln~ tht' ..torn~f' "pill I' <br />go.ll, thl" plan 01 operation would <br />rp<,uh In the J'enpr,lllon 01 contracl <br />ilrm enefln at Hoo\er Dam plu.. over <br />one billion kilm\au hour.. or <br /><,econd<lr\ I:'m'r~\' dunnjot thl:' po\\er <br />opt>rating \'t'M trom Junt. I, lCJOO <br />through ....lav 31,1<181 <br />The Colorado Rl\er BO.lrd <br />comidered this ,lhern.lti\e opt'ratlng <br />plan at It<, April 16. 1980 meeting and <br />con(-urrro tht,rt;'1O B\ 1t-'IIt-'r 01 ....',n 1 <br />lQOO. thl.' Rl~lonal DtrE-Gor 01 the <br />lower Colnr.ldo Rpgion.ll O,ii,e 01 <br />the \\'at('r .lnd Power Re<oourct:"> <br />Sl'r\ in' notlilt'd the Bo.ud ,lOd other <br />(On(t'rnl-d olgenci",,, tholt the 5ef\ ice <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />had decided 10 operale the lower <br />Colorado Rivt'r mainstream re.-.ervoirs <br />and Par\..pr Powerplant in accordance <br />with the recommended altl'rnative <br />operaling plan de..cribt>d ,lbovt' for <br />the rem<linder of the cdlendc.r year. <br />However, Ihe letter also mentiont'd a <br />m'w condilion Ihat had not herelQfore <br />been di<,cussed or pre<,ented 10 any of <br />the lower Basin entities. This new <br />condition wa~ thaI rt'lea~t':!> from lake <br />Mead, which creale stora!o1e ~pilce <br />greater Ihan tholr required bv i100d <br />control rt>gulatlons, ..hall be accounled <br />for as if thl'~' were retained in stora!o1e <br />in l.lke Mead ior lhe purpo~e oi <br />storage equalizalion of lake.-. Mead <br />,lOd Powl'1I undt'r Section 602 (.:1) oi <br />P,l. 90-537. <br /> <br />Tht' Ch.ei Enginft'r senl ,I leUt'f <br />strongly oblecting to lhis new <br />condition ,md reque..ting lhat II be <br />re~cindl>d. Thp Regional Director <br />rt'..pondl.."l:! th.-lt our concerns were <br />Wt'll lilkt'n ,1Od that tht, maltt'r should <br />be discu~<.t>d among all tht' Basin <br />..talt's during the iormal five-year <br />revit'w of the Coordinalt'd <br />long-Ran!o:t' Opt>riltinj.\ Critpria 10 be <br />hl'ld later in the year, Thi<o subwct i.. <br />discussed later in a ..ection pntitlt>d <br />"Colorado Riwr Rt><,p,""oirs Operating <br />Critpria" <br /> <br />Btoginnin!o1 with tht' monlh of lunt' <br />1 Q80, \\ hich wa.. Ihp dm,..t in ~2 years <br />of rl'Cord. prt"Cipitation in the <br />Colorado River Ba~in wa,> ver\. low <br />lor tht, remaindpr of lhf' vear. In <br />September, the Servin> reducPd <br />Parker Po\',erpl,lOl rplea<,e<o trom <br />19,000 cubiC Ift't per '>t'(ond to .-lbout <br />14,000 cubiC" il"l't per ..p(:ond clnd in <br />1,-lOu.lf\ 1981 J.bandont'd altogt'tht'r lIS <br />program 01 rl'leil<otng lar!o:t' amount<o oj <br />t"Ct"'s How.. tram stordgl' Thf' <br />lanuM\-' I, 1981 ioreca..t oi April <br />through Jul\' tnilO\.. to lake pO\\i;O.n <br />\', ,IS onl\ ,lbout 70 pt.'r(ent oi thl' <br />lon)o:-tl.'rm ,l\t'r.-llott'_ <br /> <br />PfO,llfJm iOf B.ml..m/o! <br />ll~Uef in lJl..e \ff'Jd <br /> <br />Thp <olud\- oi a program ior <br />ban\..ing, or ..lortng, wollpr in lake <br />'It',ld contlnued_ Tht' basi.. oi the <br />prowam i~ th,lt In H',ns oi a\prage or <br />hl~her \\.lter supp" .nailablt' iar the <br />St,\!p W.ltt'f Projl'(:t, ....letropolitan <br />