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<br />.I' <br /> <br />'"' <br /> <br />?r:.qj,~c;...LJ;!J a 1 u_C!t i 0 D <br /> <br />Computerization of Colorado River Accounting Sheets <br /> <br />by <br /> <br />D, Randolph Seclholm <br />July, 1990 <br /> <br />In 1988, The Colorado River Wclter ConservaU,on District <br /> <br />~~..- <br /> <br />developed a computer model of the U,S, Bureau of Reclamation's <br /> <br />Colorado River Accounting Sheet for a portion of water year <br /> <br />1971, "he purpose of this effort was to determine impacts to <br /> <br />Green Mountain Reservoir if operation of the Orchard Mesa ~ <br /> <br />Checkback changed from one that historically benefitted the <br /> <br />river to one that was in strict compliance with its U,S.A. <br /> <br />contr'act, <br /> <br />rhe result was that oper'ation of the checkback to <br /> <br />benefit the river was roughly equivalent to constructing a new <br /> <br />20,000 acre foot reservoir in 1977, <br /> <br />However, in order to accomplish this clnalysis a number of <br /> <br />modifications to the form, such as accounting for evaporation <br /> <br />loss replacement, where necessary, Partly as a result of the <br /> <br />Rive1" District's efforts, Reclamation did c\ thorough overhaul <br /> <br />of the Colorado River Accounting Sheets expanding the form from <br /> <br />BO columns to 134 columns, <br /> <br />The River District would now like to take Reclamations <br />r'eviseel Color'ado River' Accounting Sh~)et, incor'por'ateX any <br />further adjustments which might be necessary, and place it on a <br /> <br />2867E'~ <br />