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<br />. <br /> <br />," <br /> <br />TABLE 8 (continued) <br /> <br />DESIRABLE MANAGEMENT OF <br />RESERVOIR PURPOSES UNDER <br />FULL RESERVOIR AND <br />EXCESS WATER CONDITIONS <br /> <br />PURPOSE <br /> <br />OBJECTIVES <br /> <br />Consumptive use <br /> <br />Meet the beneficial water <br />needs of the Basin states <br />to the extent possible, <br />consistent with "The Law <br />of the Rivertl <br /> <br />Recreation <br /> <br />Avoid widely fluctuating <br />flows and high flood <br />control releases <br /> <br />Fish and wildlife <br /> <br />Avoid widely fluctuating <br />flows and mitigate high <br />spring releases which <br />adversely impact on fish <br />spawning, wildlife nesting, <br />and wildlife habitat <br /> <br />Water quality <br /> <br />Avoid widely fluctuating <br />flows to reduce suspended <br />and settleable matter and <br />turbidity and to achieve <br />improved seasonal salinity <br />concentrations <br /> <br />-36- <br /> <br />DESIRABLE MANAGEMENT <br /> <br />Secretary of the Interior <br />to declare river and water <br />supply conditions by the <br />start of the operating <br />year, October 1, so that <br />agencies' water and power <br />operations can be appro- <br />priately scheduled and <br />implemented to make <br />effective use of the <br />available supply <br /> <br />Mitigate widely fluctuating <br />flows and higher flood <br />control releases to the extent <br />possible through scheduled <br />release of excess water <br /> <br />Schedule releases of <br />anticipated excess water <br />so that high flood control <br />releases can be minimized <br /> <br />Schedule releases of excess <br />water to minimize high <br />flood control releases. <br />Redistribute excess water <br />releases to October-January, <br />the low flow/low water use <br />period, to help mitigate <br />higher salinity concentra- <br />tions generally associated <br />with this period <br />