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<br />For the June through September period, the release for natural flow shortages was called for <br />on the Colorado River at Cameo for the Grand Valley irrigators from ,'d:lgIXlt 12 te September <br />+8. From Sepwmber 18 threllgh Oeteber I the release for natural flow shortages was called <br />for at Shoshone Powerplant. A total of about 12,500 acre-feet was released from the Historic <br />Users Pool in Green Mountain Reservoir for west slope natural flow shortages during water <br />year 1998. A total of about 9;600 acre-feet was released from the CBT Replacement Pool in <br />Green Mountain Reservoir for west slope senior rights during water year 1998. <br /> <br />The ManilgiitgJliihtieSi~lishedunder.thesett1ement.of ~eOic~~ll1;1:ieelC~ltII <br />thefirstf:ifue;~l,1pIt""'ip in GrandJunctionl!~Hune29;: t:99~";;Be~~~.";;.I5t~QA1J.g~J;2C. <br />ending omNo~[~.tbeNll'linaging Entities heilnveeklyconferen~""lt'l!i~~~!!l'lIlIl!!I <br />theavaif~9:J,i~}VlI1minthe:Hist\>ric;;USers;:Pooll~~~"'ll'ii1~Jl'A~~~ <br />Grand~~~~~ p~, anceasurplUStwatert:ondition;fil~~~!~~ <br />ofsurpb"f!:'~,,'~~~YagIeementt~:[lIie'Wrand;.V~~~~J'~~_ <br />ig:c~fni~~~an&~i~l"!.':~~!fi!~lt,~,.~,'.,,:- "',.,:",,~";_~~. <br />P"ower~S'ilrpfusi:Waterwastdeclilrediin,theim!lP'an~~'iliirl;if~6i!M <br />ValleyPawerl'r8i1tandtl> indirectly supporttbe:tllrgetflo'WSfO~,tIie'e.~~fiSEj:intliijJj <br />Mile Reach. (Return flows of deliveries of'surplmHUP'water:tl> theiGian&ValleYiR'o'!ll <br />Plant flOWintOithe head"of the 15 Mile Reach;)jApproximately31.7~acft'()fsurplm!. <br />water was released in support of this effort in 1991t This amoUnt representewmoretham1ll! <br />capacityofthe:(3randValley Power: PlantidUetit\>i[llie firsty~<!f !!,~~~n ant!1~ <br />diversiomiSsuei~- <br /> <br />The lS',~e.,~ (ISMR)'ofithe:eolo~~,tha1Lreaclt,.oft1ie:i~~~~~t:~g;l!tiI <br />confl~~~son~Ttd"~~r':!li~~~JlIt~1rii~~totlic;,~ <br />Valley IffigjotiOlifj€'o. '5'diversiomsti:tlCtuie:.~!ljj)!etflfi;V\l's'intl!e ,r~mf;:2r99sr~~~ <br />by the FislillIldiWtfdlife'Service atTI40cff.iliroug!ioutthe 199& irription season, Itel~ <br />of surplus,IItJlrwater::were coordi:Dated.~IC1Jses.'furt1i~~fi~fro1lll.Ri\~ <br />Reservoii;:F~~Rmjjj(t;lIlIdlii:OrmWOffij~R1l1SCl&iJo~;.O'wnedi~ <br />Colo1'llli6.;Wateit€OnseJ:vatioIrDiStriet.. . <br /> <br />The recorded flow at the Dotsero gage was 2,196,228 acre-feet for water year 1998, which was <br />+4'i' percent of average. <br /> <br />The August and September inflows were &9' percent of average and +e9 percent of average, <br />respectively. August was very dry at ;.& percent of average precipitation. September <br />precipitation increased to -H)9 percent of average. By the end of the water year, turbine <br />releases were at ~ fills and reservoir storage was 128,725 acre-feet, which was em,. <br />3;HIl5 acre-feet llhtwe average. <br /> <br />The total 1998 water year inflow of 553,488 acre-feet was 179,389 acre-feet lIbMe the 1966- <br />1995 average inflow of 374.028 acre-feet. The t6m! 1996 nater )l:M infl6n ..It:! the t!lirll <br />higlle3t 6f ree6rd3mee hi3tenem ree6I<b begllll. in 1928. Blue River, Dillon Reservoir, and <br />Green Mountain Reservoir operations for water year 1998 are summarized in table 2. <br /> <br />filename: CBT A0P98.DFr <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />Preliminary Working Draft July 8, 1999 <br />