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<br /> <br /> <br />000707 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Our March 1 forecast of April through JuLy regulated inflow to Flaming <br />Gorge Reservoir was 800,000 acre-feet, assuming 200,000 acre-feet of the <br />runoff will be stored in Fontenelle Reservoir. Scheduled power releases <br />are expected to draw the reservoir down about 1 foot from the present level <br />of 5,989 feet until the spring runoff begins and then it should again rise <br />and reach elevation 6,000 or 2,395,000 acre-feet by JuLy 1, 1968. <br /> <br />We have started to store water behind Fontenelle Dam at the rate of <br />about 800 acre-feet a day with a minimum release of 250 c.f.s. through the <br />regular outlet works. Our plan is to reach minimum power level (about <br />elevation 6,475) as soon as possible in order to check out the power facili- <br />ties and begin power production. The reservoir will be held at this eleva- <br />tion for at least 2 weeks so that the effectiveness of the grouting up to <br />that level can be thoroughLy checked. With the runoff now forecasted the <br />reservoir should be essentially filled by the end of the summer. <br /> <br />Navajo Reservoir now has 592,000 acre-feet of storage with a water sur- <br />face at elevation 5,979 feet. With a forecast inflow of 660,000 acre-feet <br />during April through JuLy we expect to maintain the reservoir level about <br />5,990 feet throughout the summer. <br /> <br />Since the closure of Morrow Point Dam in January, the Curecanti Unit <br />on the Gunnison River now has two reservoirs in operation. Blue Mesa Reser- <br />voir is the larger and uppermost of the two reservoirs and largely controls <br />the river flows. At present it has 347,000 acre-feet in storage with a water <br />surface at elevation 7,435 feet. Operation of Blue Mesa Reservoir will be <br />determined by the bypass limitations at Morrow Point Dam while the spillway <br />is being completed between now and October 31, 1968. With our present run- <br />off forecast for April through July of 705,000 acre-feet, the reservoir <br />will reach a maximum water surface elevation 7,504 feet with a content of <br />800,000 acre-feet qy the end of August. The reservoir will then recede to <br />about elevation 7,450 feet with a content of 420,000 acre-feet by April 1, <br />1969. Morrow Point Reservoir is now about 135 feet deep at the dam with a <br />lake level of 6,900 feet and should rise to elevation 7,000 by late JuLy. <br /> <br />Repayment Contract Activities of Interest Are: <br /> <br />Silt Project.--The contracting entity is the Silt Water Conservancy <br />District. The executed contract establishes a District repayment obliga- <br />tion for the project of $960,000, which is repayable in 50 successive <br />equal annual installments following the termination of the development <br />period. A 3-year development period was established for this project and <br />1968 is its first year. Also, the operation and maintenance of the project <br />has been transferred to the District as of January 1, 1968. <br /> <br />Bostwick Park Project.--The Bostwick Park Water Conservancy District <br />contract provides for a repayment of $859,000 in 50 successive equal an- <br />nual installments. This project is under construction and is scheduled <br />for completion in FY 1971. A 3-year development period is provided, and <br />we assume 1971 or 1972 will be the initial development period year. <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />