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<br />G. Pueblo Reservoir
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<br />The storage content of Pueblo Reservoir was 160,891 acre-feet (elevation 4856.06 feet)
<br />on September 30,2000, which was 117 percent of average. Project water released from
<br />Turquoise Lake, through the Leadville Federal Fish Hatchery, and from Twin Lakes, was
<br />stored iri Pueblo Reservoir through the winter and spring. A total of 44,867acre-feet of
<br />native inflow was stored in the reservoir under the winter Water Storage Program from
<br />November 15,2000, through March 14,2001. Ofthat 44,867 acre-feet of winter water
<br />stored, 36,735 acre-feet were released upon request, and 2,162 acre-feet evaporated. A
<br />total of 225,832 acre-feet was carried over to the next water year. The reservoir reached
<br />a high point in storage of 225,832 acre-feet (elevation 4873.38 feet) on March 21, 2001.
<br />There were 96,641 acre-feet (elevation 4830.08) in storage on September 30, 2001.
<br />This was 70 percent of average, and 31,1l7acre.feet less than a full conservation pool.
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<br />Table 9 and Exhibit 20 depict Pueblo Reservoir monthly operations during the 2001
<br />water year, The 2000-2001 winter water storage is shown on Exhibit 17, and the winter
<br />water releases are shown on Exhibit 18. The pan evaporation at the reservoir is shown on
<br />Exhibit 19.
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<br />H. S to raqe Contracts
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<br />There were eight contracts for storage of non-Project water in Project storage space on
<br />the East S lope in effect in water year 2000.S ix of those were long-term contracts: the
<br />Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company for 54,452 acre.feet; the City of Colorado
<br />Springs for 17,416 acre-feet; the City of Aurora for 5,000 acre-feet; the Pueblo Board of
<br />Water Works for 5,000 acre-feet; Busk-Ivanhoe, Inc., for 10,000 acre-feet; and the
<br />H omestake Project for 30,000 acre-feet. The remaining contracts were interim one-year
<br />contracts for "if-and-when" storage space. Under "if-and-when" contracts, non-Project
<br />water may be stored in Project storage space as long as that storage space is not required
<br />for Project water.
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<br />I. Proiect Water Sales and Deliveries
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<br />The Project made available 67,500 acre-feet of water to the Southeastern Colorado
<br />Water Conservancy District during water year,2001. The District purchased 58,401 acre-
<br />feet ofthe water made available. The District called for 101,171 acre-feet of Project and
<br />Project carryover water during the year. Evaporation reduced the Project water in storage
<br />by 5,538 acre-feet. By the end of the water year (September 30,2001), the District had
<br />23,626 acre-feet of 2001 allocated water and 67,538 acre-feet of carryover water
<br />remaining in storage. Of the 101,171 acre-feet of Project water released, 14,393 acre-
<br />feet were for municipal and industrial use, and 86.779 acre-feet were for irrigation. The
<br />monthly release of Project water from Pueblo Reservoir is shown on Exhibit 21..
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