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. . about 8,600 cfs over the prescheduled maximum daily release. On May 8, generation was increased by about 300 megawatts above that scheduled, The May 8 response occurred. at 1445 hours MST, The peak release on May 8 was 19,600 cfs, about 7,400 cfs over the prescheduled maximum daily release, A total of 5.374 megawatt hours was delivered to California on these two days, The additional water released above that prescheduled totaled 11.200 acre. feet. The additional energy delivered was paid back by the California ISO the week of May 14, On-peak generation was reduced by approximately 100 megawatts (approximately 2,400 cfs) from prescheduled values on 4 consecutive days, May 14 through May 17, On May 31, 2001, Reclamation's Glen Canyon Dam Powerplant again responded to a Stage III power emergency in California, Generation was increased by about 135 megawatts above the preschedule, This response occurred at about 1415 hours, Peak releases reached about 16,000 cfs, about 3,000 cfs over the prescheduled maximum daily release, The additional energy delivered on May 31 was paid back on June 9, 200 l. The June final inflow forecast, issued by the National Weather Service on June 6, 2001, is forecasting April through July unregulated inflow to Lake Powell to be 5.2 million acre.feet, or 67 percent of average. Inflow to Lake Powell in May was l.873 million acre.feet or 84 percent of average. However, snow melt in the Colorado River basin has been earlier than nonnal this year, and the inflow is decreasing in June, Observed inflow to Lake Powell reached a peak value of 36.600 cfs on May 23.2001 and will not likely exceed this value the rest of this year, Typically, inflow to Lake Powell peaks in early June. As of June 11,2001 inflow is 23,000 cfs, The current elevation of Lake Powell is 3,672,2 feet (27.8 feet from full pool), Current storage is approximately 20,1 million acre.feet (83 percent of capacity), Lake Powell reached a seasonal low elevation of 3,662.4 feet in late April, 2001, and will be increasing in elevation through late June, likely reaching,a peak elevation of about 3,676 feet.