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<br />i889 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Ruedi Dam is located on the Fryingpan River on Colorado's western <br />slope. The reservoir provides replacement storage for out-af-priority <br />depletion by the Project. Additional storage water is available for <br />sale to meet irrigation and municipal and industrial water needs in <br />western Colorado. <br /> <br />The reservoir has a total capacity of 102,300 acre-feet. The spillway <br />on the right abutment is uncontrolled with an ogee-type crest and has a <br />total release capability of 5,500 ft3/s. <br /> <br />Storage in Ruedi Reservoir at the beginning of water year 1988 <br />(September 30, 1987) was near capacity at 95,970 acre-feet. On <br />November 1 the reservoir release was set at 137 ft3/s to accomp1 ish <br />winter drawdown. This release rate was maintained until mid-February <br />when it was increased to 180 ft3/s. During May and June, releases were <br />further adjusted to assure the refilling of the reservoir by early July. <br />The maximum daily release occurred on June 14 at 307 ft3/s. The maximum <br />reservoir content reached during the year was 98,320 acre-feet on <br />June 16. Maximum inflow for the year of 1,196 ft3/s occurred on June 7. <br />The inflow slowly declined to approximately 170 ft3/s on <br />. .. September 30,1988. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />During water year 1988, requests were made for releases of stored water <br />by three storage contract entities. Total release for the three storage <br />.entities was approximately 208 acre-feet. West Divide useage was about <br />7 acre-feet, Basalt water Conservancy District for 132 acre-feet, and <br />Battlement ~Iesa useage was approximately 68 acre-feet. West Divide <br />caned for a release from October 1, 1987 through October 21, 1987 and <br />from July 19, 1988 through September 30, 1988. 8asalt from <br />July 19, 1988 through September 30, 1988 and Battlement Mesa releases <br />were made October 1, 1987 through October 23, 1987. The release of <br />water to cover the replacement needs of the <br />Ute water Conservancy District normally a replacement requirement of <br />Green Mountain Reservoir continued to be delivered from Ruedi Reservoir <br />through October 22, 1987 (Table 1). The release in October totalled <br />705 acre-feet. The content on September 30, 1988, was 87,800 acre-feet. <br /> <br />Exhibits 1 and 2 show the precipitation and pan evaporation at Meredith. <br />Table 2 and exhibit 3 show the operations of Ruedi Reservoir during <br />water year 1988. <br /> <br />B. West S~ Collection System <br /> <br />The Project imports during water year 1988 as measured at <br />Charles H. Boustead Tunnel (Boustead Tunnel) outlet by the <br />Colorado Division of Water Resources, reduced by Busk-Ivanhoe imports <br />through Boustead Tunnel, wet'e 13,450 acre-feet (see table 3). The <br />April 1 forecas t of ava i 1 ab 1 e imports for May through September was <br />33,500 acre-feet. However, due to high reservoir storage in the <br />Arkansas River Basin, all divertible flows were not imported. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />3 <br />