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<br />CF&I Steel Cb:rporation exercised its option for an additional 10,000
<br />acre-feet of storage in Turquoise as specified in the transfer arrangements
<br />for 'l'Urqooise lake. CF&I's control of the additional storage became
<br />effective. April 1, 1979.
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<br />The City of Pueblo utilized their interim storage oontract to store
<br />transnountain 9iversions through Wurtz, Ewing, and Cblumbine Ditch in
<br />the system. Initial storage of this water was by exchange into 'l'Urqooise
<br />Lake.
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<br />A release' of 57.5 acre-feet was made into Mt. Elbert Cbnduit between
<br />August 6 and September 5 to pressure test that newly CXlllpleted feature.
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<br />On September 30, 1979, there W9re, 105,800 acre-feet in storage in Tw:quoise
<br />Lake. CFt.I Steel Cbtporation owned 15,098 acre-feet of this storage,
<br />and the rEmainder waf! Fryingpan-Arkansas Project water or water of other
<br />entities stored by contract in Fryingpan-Arkansas Project space.
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<br />The total '.inflow to 'l'Urqooise for the year was 126,600 acre-feet (Busk-
<br />Ivanb:le, ?,400 acre-feet; Hcmes~, 30,900 acre-feet; Fryingpan-Arkansas,
<br />53, 700 ~f(ilet; Native, 34,600 .acre-feet) .
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<br />Table 2 arid Eldiibit 3 sOOw the operation of Tw:quoise Reservoir during
<br />,water year 1979.
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<br />D. ;Pueblo Reservoir
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<br />Pueblo Re$rvoir's Content on Septerroor 30, . 1978, was 30,882 acre-feet.
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<br />The third ,trial Winter Water Storage Program was ronducted with the
<br />storage period being between November 15, 1978, and March 15, 1979.
<br />During this period,. 37,809 acre-feet W9re stored.in, Pueblo Reservoir.
<br />The first major release of winter water started April 15, peaked April 30.
<br />and ended May 25. A serond large volune run began July 10, peaked
<br />A\lgUfilt 10, and e!10eCl August 20. A third, much smaller run began Sept~r 5
<br />and ended $eptember 16. In additiOn 1:0 the storage in Pueblo Reservoir, .
<br />56,985 aCre-feet W9re stored in downstream reservo-irs as a result, of the
<br />program.
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<br />Pueblo Reservoir content on September 30, 1979, was 46,274 acre-feet.
<br />Table 3 and Exhibi. t 4 show the operation of Pueblo Reservoir during
<br />water year 1979.
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<br />E. !!Win lakes
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<br />The project has oot taken over operation of !!Win Lakes. There has,
<br />however, been ~ regulation of project water in !!Win lakes by exchange.
<br />Project ownership in !!Win Lakes on October 1, 1978, was 1,639 acre-feet;
<br />on September 30, 1979, it was 1,018 acre-feet.
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