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<br />12'73 <br /> <br />structures operated for the full 1979 season ~re Fryingpan, South Ebrk, <br />Chaj;tnan Gulch, Sawyer Lake, Lily Pad, andI~. In addition, diversions <br />were initiated .during the season at Middle CUnningham, North CUnningham <br />and' ~mon creeks. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The COloraC'o River Water COnservation District is acting as a broker on <br />the sale of ~ Peservoir water. . They have issued a prospectus to <br />l".olicit interest in that water and may enteririto long teJ:m cxmtracts <br />after getting NEPA cx:npliance and public involVen'ent. ~ver, IJntil a <br />market develops for this water, the reservoir Will be operated. for flood <br />cxmtrol, recreation, and fishery puxposes. Teilx>rary contracts for sale <br />of water will be made on an interim basis. . . <br /> <br />TurqOOise Lake is operated for regulationofpioject and non-project <br />water on a service basis, as ~ll as for incidental fish and wildlife <br />and recreation puxposes. <br /> <br />Pueblo Reservoir is operated for regulation of 'project and non-project <br />water on a service basis, as *1 as for flood :cxmtrol, fish and wildlife, <br />and recreation purposes. <br /> <br />under present plans, Twin Lakes Dam, will not be operated by the Fryingpan- <br />Arkansas Project until construction of the new' dam is cx:npleted. COnstruction <br />is scheduled to be essentially cx:npleteby 5\JlIIlet' of 1980. liJWeVelr, the <br />project has accIlIIUl.ated sane ownership of water in Twin Lakes by exchange <br />...lith other entities to provide water for testing the Mt. Elbert Pullped- . . <br />Storage Powerp1ant. . <br /> <br />III. REPORT ~ Ol'ERATJ:~S DURING WATER'mAR 1979 <br /> <br />A. RIledi. Reservoir <br /> <br />The content of Ruedi. Peservoir on September 30, 197~, was 98,334 acre- ' <br />feet. 'lbe outflow on September 30, 1978, was 44 ft Is. This renained <br />fairly constantun~l0ct0ber 5,1978. At that time the outflow was . <br />increased to 111 it ISI 'the increase was made '. ;in order to begin. drawinq <br />the reservoir cbwn to provid8floodprotectionjduringthe spring of <br />1979. EKceptfor aljt:ief period, OctOber 16-1~,1978,when the outflow <br />was reduced to 42 ft Is to assist the StateFi~ and Wildlife Department <br />in making, a fi~ oount below the.:reservoir, thb.. outflow was'.maintained';,", "",,' <br />between 111 ft Is and 107 ft3/s until FebrUaryl1,1979. .'. <br /> <br />The February 1, 1979, SCS srt:M survey report indieated a bet~ thah <br />averaqe ruooff forecast. The outflow was in~ to 235 ft Is by <br />~ 10. en February 16 the outflow wasreduoed slightly to 230 <br />ft Is. . <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2 <br />