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The Bureau of Reclamation plans to hold public meetings on Navajo Reservoir operations annually in January, April, and August at varying locations. These are open forum meetings and anyone interested in the general operation of the reservoir is encouraged to attend. The next meeting is scheduled for January 2000. At this meeting Reclamation officials will present the alternatives for near tenn operation of the reservoir. For further infonnation about these meetings or the daily operations of Navajo Reservoir please contact Rege Leach in Reclamation's Durango Office at (970) 385-6553. Glen Canvon Dam - Water year 2000 is shaping up to be a dry year in the Upper Colorado River basin. Despite the fact that there were a couple of snowstonns in the basin the first 2 days of the new year, snowpack is much below average. As of January 4, basin snowpack is only 49 percent of average. While it is still early in the year and conditions could change. it is likely that inflow to Lake Powell this year will be below average. The preliminary January inflow forecast, issued by the National Weather Service on January 3, is predicting inflow to Lake Powell this coming runoff season (April through July) to be only 4.25 million acre-feet (55 percent of average). Because of the dry basin conditions, releases from Glen Canyon Dam are being reduced. Releases from Glen Canyon in January will be reduced by about 20 percent from the volume contained in the December operating plan. Releases in January will average about 13,400cfs on weekdays, 12,800 cfs on Saturdays, and 11,600 on Sundays. "Off peak" releases (late evening and early morning releases) will be approximately 9,500 cfs. "On peak" releases (late afternoon and early evening releases) will be approximately 17,000 cfs, 15,000 cfs, and 14,000 cfs on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, respectively. Inflow to Lake Powell in December was 0.39 million acre-feet (91 percent of average). Releases in December averaged about 16,500 cfs. Inflow so far this water year (October through December) has been 92 percent of average. Inflow to Lake Powell during 1999 was close to average. Water year 1999 unregulated inflow was 12.7 million acre-feet (108 percent of average). April through July represents the runoff period in the Colorado River basin. April through July unregulated inflow to Lake Powell in 1999 was 7.62 million acre-feet (99 percent of average).