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<br />and the Vampa River were monitored on a daily basis and weekly conference calls <br />were held to coordinate releases from Ruedi. Green Mountain and Wolford <br />Reservoirs. Flows in the 15-mile Reach remained above Service <br />recommendations most of the summer with flow support from Wolford. Ruedi <br />and Green Mountain Reservoirs, In the final analysis, 11,500. 20,800 and <br />31.728 acre feet of water were used from Wolford. Ruedi and Green Mountain <br />Reservoirs. respectively. The use of water for flow support will be documented <br />in the Services annual report to the CWCB. Vampa River flows were monitored <br />closely and dropped relatively low by the end of summer but did not drop below <br />Service flow targets of 150 cfs in August. 110 cfs in September and 115 cfs in <br />October, Water was released from Steamboat Lake under the take or pay lease <br />with the Colorado Division of Parks. <br /> <br />A geomorphology peer review panel was established and two scopes of work <br />were review by the panel. The panel has not met as a group but a coordination <br />meeting is planned for next summer. When the position of Instream Flow <br />Coordinator is filled, the task of overseeing the peer review panel will be <br />relinquished to the new coordinator. <br /> <br />Work also included contracting for the activities funded through the Fish and <br />Wildlife Foundation and supervising the water rights specialist, During 199B <br />funds set aside for the water rights consultants were used in cooperation with <br />USGS and Reclamation to upgrade the satellite link and install a water <br />temperature probe at the Jensen Gage on the Green River. <br /> <br />C. Vamp a River Reservoir Studies: <br /> <br />Yampa Operation and Management Plan: The Division of Water resources staff <br />participated in the team effort to develop low flow recommendations for the <br />Vampa River, <br /> <br />D. Coordinated Reservoir Operations: <br /> <br />Assistance was provided to the Bureau of Reclamation and CWCB staff in <br />developing the coordinated reservoir draft report and implementation plan. Once <br />the plan for coordination was competed, it was presented at two sets of public <br />meetings, Staff from Water Resources representing the Service/Recovery <br />Program presented information on the Recovery Program and the need for high <br />spring flows periodically. The year 1998 was a year when coordination was <br />identified to be of benefit and a full scale coordination effort, commenced. Water <br />Resources staff participated in biweekly meetings and conference calls to <br />facilitate coordination and made the final decision on when to commence <br />coordination, Work was coordinated with the efforts of the Loveland and Grand <br />Junction offices of Bureau of Reclamation. Denver Water, the River District. the <br />Division Engineer and the National Weather Service. <br /> <br />E, General Support Activities: <br /> <br />Served as Chairman of the Water Acquisition Committee where the following <br />tasks were performed: 11 prepared meeting summaries for all WAC meetings and <br /> <br />2 <br />