WSP06790

• File Number: 8240.200.10.B
• Description: UCRBRIP Annual Reports
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/1/1999
• Author: UCRBRIP
• Title: 1998 Annual Reports Package ‎(incomplete)‎ Part 1
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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COLORADO RIVER RECOVERY PROGRAM
FY-9B ANNUAL PROJECT REPORT

RECOVERY PROGRAM
PROJECT # .1aH...

I. Project Title: General Hydrology Support for Water Acquisition Activities.

II, Principal Investigator: George Smith, P.O. Box 25486, Denver, CO 80225-0486
Email: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone] Ext, 235
Fax: [phone]

III. Project Summary:

The Service's Division of Water Resources provides support activities undertaken by
the Water Acquisition Committee (WAC) and the Recovery Program Director in the
area of water acquisition, water scheduling and coordination, WAC support includes
Chairing the WAC, preparing agendas, preparing meeting summaries, developing
Scopes of Work, preparing Annual Reports, and working on WAC related projects.
Other major tasks included participation in special projects like Grand Valley Water
Management, Coordinated Reservoir Operations. Yampa River Operation and
Management Plan, and scheduling reservoir releases for flow support in the 15-Mile
Reach and Yampa river.

IV, Study Schedule: Ongoing

) V. Relationship to RIPRAP:

Colorado River Action Plan, Mainstem:
Deliver flows to the 15-Mile Reach
I.A.3.c.13)., LA.3.c.(3)(c) and If) Yampa River Action Plan
I.A.4.a.(31 Yampa River Management Plan &
I.A.4.a.(lHb) Steamboat Lease

VI. Accomplishments of 1998 Tasks and Deliverables:

A. Gage Installation and Maintenance:

Water Rights Acquisition Committee Administrative Work: Scopes of work and
contracts were developed for the operation of the Palisade Gage. and two gages
on the Yampa River. In cooperation with the USGS in Utah and the Bureau of
Reclamation, a temperature probe was installed on the Jensen Utah gage,
Annual Progress reports were prepared for gage operations and channel
monitoring work performed by Dr. Pitlick.

B, Hydrology Support for Water Acquisition activities:

Assistance was provided to the Recovery Program Director in developing and
refining the MOU to provide up to 6,000 AF of water for endangered fish from
Wolford Mountain Reservoir. Assistance was provided in development of criteria
for Ruedi releases, and coordination of the annual public meetings, The year
1998 was an average to moderately low runoff year. Flows in the 15-Mile Reach

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