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'.',-. .\,731 . Twin Lakes/Mt. Elbert storage at the end of the water year was 138,590 acre-feet. Twin Lakes storage was 130,920 acre-feet and Mt. Elbert Forebay was 7,670 acre-feet. H. Pueblo Reservoir At the end of water year 1985, Pueblo Reservoir content was 245,260 acre-feet. The Winter Water Storage Program was in effect from Novenber 14 through March 14, allowing the maximum dai ly storage in Pueblo Reservoir of 30,460 acre-feet of water. Pueblo Reservoir reached its maximum storage on Decenber 26 with an elevation of 4883.48 feet and content of 278,650 acre-feet. The high native runoff in the Arkansas River and the normal to above- normal precipitation in the basin supplied most of the needs of the water users below Pueblo Reservoir during water year 1986 (exhibits 13 and 14). All of the 1985-1986 winter stored water plus only 9,820 acre-feet of Project water were released from storage during water year 1986. The water year ended with 252,000 acre-feet of water in storage in Pueblo Reservoir.' The 1985-1986 winter water releases are shown on exhibit 15. The pan evaporation rate used for computing Pueblo Reservoir evaporation is shown on exhibit 16. Table 7 and exhibit 1"7 show Pueblo Reservoir operations during water year 1986. I. Storage Contracts In water year 1986, the Project had 8 contracts for storage of water in Project storage space in the East Slope Storage System. Six are 1 ong-term contracts: Twin Lakes Reservoi r and Canal Company for 54,452 acre-feet, city of Colorado Springs for firm storage for 17,416 acre-feet, city of Aurora for 5,000 acre-feet, Pueblo Board of Water Works for 5,000 acre-feet, High Line Canal Company for 10,000 acre-feet of storage space, . and Homestake Project for 30,000 acre-feet of storage space. The remaining contracts were I-year interim contracts for if-and-when available storage space. J. Project Water Sales and Del iveries The Project made available 300,000 acre-feet of water to the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District (District) during water year 1986. The District purchased 23,645.50 acre-feet of the water made avai lable to them. The Distr.ict called for 9,820 acre-feet of water during the year. The carryover Project water was also reduced by 3,800 acre-feet of evaporation. By the end of September, the District had 18,073.51 acre-feet of 1986-1987 water and 74,442.47 acre- feet of carryover water. Of the 9,820 acre-feet of Project releases, 3,850 acre-feet was for municipal and industrial use. The Project water released from Pueblo Reservoir is shown on exhibit 18. . . 12