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<br />o <br />o <br />~ <br />-J <br />Vi <br />(jJ <br /> <br />PROJECT PLANNING AND CONTROL <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />The Project is operated fo... municipal and industrial wate... supply, <br />irrigation, hyd...oelectric power production, flood control, recreation, <br />fish and wildlife p...ese...vation, and other purposes. The P...oject is <br />operated under the pu...poses fo... which it was authorized and const...ucted. <br /> <br />The integrated operation of the Project is planned and coordinated by the <br />Bu...eau of Reclamation, Water and Powe... Cont...ol Division, Eastern Colo...ado <br />Projects Office in Loveland, Colo...ado. This office collects and analyzes <br />info...mation daily and makes the decisions necessa...y for successful <br />operation of the Project. This continuous wate... management function <br />involves coordination between the Upper Colorado and Great Plains <br />Regions of Reclamation, North Platte and Bigho...n Basin Projects of <br />Reclamation, the Department of Energy, and many other local, state, and <br />Federal agencies. <br /> <br />Experience has p...oven that <br />...esource in a mu It i-purpose <br />through careful budgeting <br />techn i ca I end product <br />Annual Operating Plan (AOP). <br /> <br />p...oper utilization of the available water <br />Project such as this can be achieved only <br />of the anticipated water supply. The <br />of this budgeting process is an <br /> <br />The Project is operated on a water yea... basis (October 1 through <br />September 30). The AOP is prepared in October or November of each year, <br />following the plan's review and necessary public meetings. <br /> <br />AOPs are prepared fo... reasonable maximum and ...easonable minimum <br />conditions of water supply and requirements as well as for the most <br />probable runoff conditions. The P"'oject is operated to optimize the most <br />p...obable wate... supply without jeopardizing operational position should <br />either reasonable maximum or reasonable minimum water supply conditions <br />occur. When necessary, the plan is reviewed and revised during the <br />year as new information 0'" changing conditions occu.... <br /> <br />Flexibil ity is a keynote of the plan. Compute... p...ograms a...e used by <br />Reclamation to develop plans of ope...ation and wate... supply forecasts. <br /> <br />6 <br />