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1887 . ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT, COLORADO WATER YEAR 1988 OPERATIONS WATER YEAR 1989 OUTLOOK 1. GENERAL This report is the 20th Annual Operating Plan for the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project (Project). The Project is essentially complete and consists of federally owned dams, reservoirs, conduits, tunnels, pumping plants, a pumped-storage powerplant, electric transmission lines, substations, and other facilities. These features are located in the Fryingpan River and Hunter Creek drainage areas of the Colorado River Basin and in the Arkansas River Basin in central and southeastern Colorado. These extensive works provide orderly and beneficial use of water for irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, municipal and industrial uses, flood control, and other incidental benefits, such as fish and wildlife preservation and recreation. . This report provides the 'basis for increased cooperation and understanding among all concerned with the coordinated operation .of the Project. The report has two main parts. The first part reports the results of actual operations in water year 1988 (October 1,1987, to September 30, 1988). The second part presents operatin9 plans for water year 1989 (October 1, 1988, to September 30, 1989). The most probable condition of water supply was used in establishing the general plan for future operations. This condition of water supply was derived by statistical analysis of historical water supply data. After review of the monthly snow surveys prepared by the Soil Conservat i on Serv ice, the plan wi 11 be revi sed based on the projected water supply. The Project was authorized under Public Law 87-590, 87th Congress, H.R. 2206, on August 16, 1962. This law provides that the Project will be operated under the Operating Principles adopted by the state of Colorado on April 30, 1959, as amended December 30, 1959, and December 9, 1960. These Operating Principles were published by the 87th Congress, 1st Session, as House Uocument 130. II. PROJECT FEATURES IN OPERATION DURING WATER YEAR 1988 . Ruedi Reservoir was operated for flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife purposes. Ruedi water was available for sale on a year-by-year bas is, under temporary contracts based on present needs, and for the four long-term contract holders. Turquoi se Lake was operated for regu 1 at ion of Project and non-Project water on a service basis, as well as for incidental fish and wildlife and recreation purposes. 1 J