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<br />< <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />'l-' --7t-tllf"j-' <br /> <br /> <br />STATE OF &WMrX)'. A1e<. <br />~ <br /> <br />,I' <br /> <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />823 Slate Centennial BUilding <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Demler, Colou,do 80201 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br /> <br />I have reviewed the status of reservoirs for February 1984 <br />and find the following. Essentially storage levels are close to <br />what was projected in the February 1 forecasted operations plan. <br />However, storage levels are now significantly less than projected <br />under the adopted Upper Quartile plan presented on November 18, <br />1983 at Blue Mesa, Navajo and Lake Mead. CRSP reservoir live <br />storage decreased 893,500 a. f. during the month bringing the <br />available space total to 4.938 maf. Adding on'the 3.332 maf <br />available in Mead brings the total flood control space to 8.270 <br />maf. This much available space should safely handle the March 1, <br />1984 forecast of 11.3 maf into Powell without spilling at either <br />Powell or Mead. Releases of around 27,000 cfs would be required <br />at Powell but could be cut back to 14,000 cfs at Mead. Thus, <br />these conditions do not merit creating much, if any, more avail- <br />able space; especially if the forecast continues to decline tow- <br />ards average as it has been. It should also be noted that Powell <br />is again below the 22.6 maf 602(a) live storage level supported <br />by the UCRC and Upper Basin States but still above the 21.3 maf <br />target used by the BaR. <br /> <br />Inflows for February were less than projected at Fontenelle, <br />Blue Mesa and Mead; but slightly more at the others. Of par- <br />ticular note are the average inflow forecasts now on the San Juan <br />and Upper Green Rivers. It is important to note that the upper <br />quartile inflows for this water year are being caused as much by <br />the high winter inflows as the projected spring runoff. <br /> <br />705 <br />stat/col <br /> <br />H(>lbf'1I H. VdndE'mocr. (h,airman. Richard W. Johnston. Jr.. Vice Chairman <br />eM rurnt'.1LI", I loyd L. C('ll, Ruht'rl A. Jdchon, Frederick Y. Kroeger. James S. lochhE'ad, David W. Robbin~. David H. Smilh <br />