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<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,
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<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
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<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
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<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.
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<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"
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<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'_
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<br />ll~Uef in lJl..e \ff'Jd
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<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
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