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<br />. <br /> <br />In general, the regulations provide for the use of a rule curve to <br /> <br />govern the operations of Lake Mead in the interest of flood control <br /> <br />during the period August 1 to January 1. Starting on January 1, the <br /> <br />operations for flood control .ill be governed by runoff forecasts. <br /> <br />Portions of the regulations read as follows: <br />"(a) In order to provide storage space for control of floods, <br /> <br />releases from Lake Mead shall be scheduled so that available <br /> <br />space for flood-control storage .ill not be less than that <br /> <br />indicated in the following table for the dates shown. Flood- <br /> <br />control storage space, as defined in the regulations in this <br /> <br />section, shall be the available storage space below elevation <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1,229 feet. Pertinent information on permissible changes in <br /> <br />available flood-control storage space in Lake Mead is given <br /> <br />in subparagraph (1) of the paragraph. <br /> <br />Date <br /> <br />Available flood-control <br />storage space (acre-feet) <br /> <br />August 1 - - - <br />September 1- <br />October 1- <br />November 1 - <br />December 1 <br />January 1- - - - - - <br /> <br />- 1,500,000 <br />- 1,500,000 <br />- 1,500,000 <br />- 2,675,000 <br />- ),%3,000 <br />- 5,350,000 <br /> <br />"(1) The available flood-control storage space in Lake <br /> <br />Mead on November 1, December 1, and January 1 may be <br /> <br />reduced to a minimum of 1,500,000 acre-feet, provided <br /> <br />the additional space prescribed under paragraph (a) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />14 <br />