WSP05214

• File Number: 8141.700
• Description: Fryingpan-Arkansas Project - Annual Operating Plans and Reports
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 11/1/1989
• Author: US DoI BoR
• Title: Annual Operating Plan Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Colorado 1989 - 1990
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN
FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT, COLORADO
WATER YEAR 1989 OPERATIONS
WATER YEAR 1990 OUTLOOK

I. GENERAL

This report is the 21st Annual Operating Plan for the
Fryingpan-Arkansas Project (Project). The Project is essentially
comp 1 ete and consi sts of federally owned dams, reservoi rs, condu its,
tunnels, pumping plants, a pumped-storage powerplant, electric
transmission lines, substations, and other facilities. These features
are located in the Fryingpan River and Hunter Creek drainage areas of
the Colorado River Basin and in the Arkansas River Basin in central and
southeastern Colorado.

These extens i ve works prov i de order ly and benefi ci a 1 use of water for
irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, municipal and industrial
uses, flood control, and other incidental benefits, such as fish and
wildlife preservation and recreation.

This report provides the basis for increased cooperation and
understanding among all concerned with the coordinated operation of the
Project. The report has two main parts. The first part reports the
results of actual operations in water year 1989 (October I, 198B, to
September 30, 1989). The second part presents operating plans for water
year 1990 (October 1, 1989, to September 3D, 1990).

In establishing the general plan for future operations, three
possibilities are considered: (1) a reasonable maximum water supply; (2)
a reasonable minimum water supply; and (3) a most probable water supply.
These three conditions of water supply were derived by statistical
analysis of historical water supply data. After review of the monthly
snow surveys prepared by the Soil Conservation Service, the plans will
be revised based on the projected water supply.

The Project was authori zed under Pub 1 i cLaw 87-590, 87th Congress,
H.R. 2206, on August 16, 1962. This law provides that the Project will
be operated Joder the Operating Principles adopted by the State of
Colorado on April 30, 1959, as amended December 30, 1959, and
December 9, 1960. These Operating Principles were published by the
87th Congress, 1st Session, as House Document 130.

II. PROJECT FEATURES IN OPERATION DURING WATER YEAR 1989

Ruedi Reservoir was operated for flood control, recreation, and fish and
wildlife purposes. Water from Ruedi Reservoir is available for sale on
a year-by-year basis, under temporary contracts based on present needs,
and for the four long-term contract holders.

Turquoise Lake was operated for regulation of Project and nonproject
water on a service basis, as well as for incidental fish and wildlife
and recreation purposes.

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