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. . . )t 1~91 Flow through Mt. Elbert Forebay will be supplemented by pumping from Twin Lakes to allow full utilization of Mt. Elbert Pumped-Storage Powerplant. Therefore, to reduce pumping costs, as much water as possible will be released from Turquoise Lake and diverted at Halfmoon Creek diversion into Mt. Elbert Conduit for use at the powerp1ant. The minimum release from Twin Lakes is 15 ft3/s or natural inflow, whichever is less. Table 12 and exhibit 19 show the proposed operation in Twin Lakes/Mt. Elbert Forebay for water year 1985. G. Pueblo Reservoir Water released from storage in Turquoise Lake and Twin Lakes during the year, that is not for demands above Pueblo Reservoir, will be stored in Pueblo Reservoir. Water in storage (project, winter water, or water stored under contract with other ent it i es) will be re 1 eased on demand of the contractor and administered in the Arkansas River by the Colorado Division of Water Resources Division 2 Engineer. The water users below Pueblo Dam have reached an agreement for a Winter Water Storage Program beginning November 15, 1984. Under this agreement the total system production up to 100,000 acre-feet will be divided 30 percent to entities with direct-flow water rights and 70 percent to entities having storage water rights and their own storage facilities. The next 2,750 acre- feet will go to Amity Mutual Irrigation Company to be stored in John Martin Reservoir with the next 2,250 acre-feet for the Colorado Canal Company. Any water above the 105,000 acre-feet will be divided 75 percent to off-channel storage entities and 25 percent for the direct-flow entities. All winter water storage shall be released to the river if not furnished to the District within 18 months from the start of the winter storage period but no later than May 1 of the year following the end of the winter storage period in which it was stored. Table 13 and exhibit 20 show the proposed operation of Pueblo Reservoir in water year 1984. J 21