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<br />III. Operntin~ Plan <br /> <br />A. Annual Operation <br /> <br />1. Lake Head. Lake Mead each year is operated as a multi- <br />purpose storage reservoir. TIle National Park Service is responsihle <br />for recreational aspects and the Bureau of Reclamation is responsible <br />for operation and maintenance of project features and for scheduling <br />yater releaBes and coincidental po",er ~eneration. <br /> <br />~:peclflcnlly. the reservoir nnd dllm nr(~ opC'utted for tl11~ <br />follo",Inp. rnnjor ohjectiveR. <br /> <br />fl. Store 1nf low:1.ng .....ater (or future W-1C 1 Jl <l.ccord:lncc wI tll <br />existing laws, compacts, trcat1eA <l.nu contracts. <br /> <br />b. IUnimize the waste of stored water while maintaining <br />storage space required for flood control. <br /> <br />c. Release stored water as required to meet dOlmstream <br />yater orders for diversion within the United States <br />and for delivery to Nexico in accordance ",ith the <br />Treaty. <br /> <br />d. Provide energy in a manner consistent \lith the pattern <br />and magnitude of needs of the energy allottees. <br /> <br />e. Prov1de a stahle or ris1ng Lake tlead water surface <br />durinr, the bass spllwninp, gcnnon to the. cy.te.nt onp,oinf', <br />HtudieA indicate is neccA8ary to ma1ntnJll an accept- <br />ahle baRS fishery. <br /> <br />f. Maintain favorable water surf~ce l~velR Dllt! flows <br />between all reservoirs in the LO>1er Colorado Basin. <br /> <br />g. ASRist in the maintenance ani} enhancement of t:hc <br />fisheries dOlJIlstream of Hoover Dam. <br /> <br />Integration of each of these objectives requires frequent resched- <br />uling of releases from Hoover Dam to account for revisions in inflow pro- <br />jections and release requirements. <br /> <br />The current plsn of operation, projected for the next 12 months, is <br />shown in Appendix A along with the 12-month plans that were prepar~d <br />at the first of each month during the current \later year. Also, ",here <br /> <br />20 <br />