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<br />in September there would be no significant bypass of the Fremont Canyon
<br />Powerplant, Alcova Reservoir would be maintained at the normal levels
<br />throughout the water year and a full irrigation demand would be anti-
<br />cipated by the Kendrick Project from May through September, The
<br />,Kendrick Project would accrue about 103,000 a,f. of water during the
<br />year, Gray Reef releases would average about 1,000 cfs during
<br />October and November, 900 cfs from December through March and
<br />scheduled thereafter to meet irrigation demands, Glendo Reservoir
<br />would be filled to about 90 percent of capacity by the end of May
<br />and evacuated to meet downstream irrigation demands thereafter.
<br />Glendo and Guernsey reservoirs would be operated to make full
<br />irrigation delivery to the Glendo Unit and the North Platte Project,
<br />Winter releases would be scheduled to allow normal draw down at
<br />Boysen Reservoir to 580,000 a,f, content by January 31, Releases
<br />thereafter, at less than capability, would allow the reservoir to
<br />fill without spill by July 31. Buffalo Bill Reservoir would be
<br />drawn down to 169,000 a,f. content by March 31, and the reservoir
<br />would fill by ,the end of July. Above normal carry-over storage
<br />would exist in Buffalo Bill Reservoir at the end of the year,
<br />A total of 544 million kilowatt hours of energy would be required
<br />from the MRB-Eastern Division System in meeting an estimated power
<br />load of 2,008 million kilowatt hours during Water Year 1968.
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<br />With reasonable minimum inflow, operations would be similar to
<br />most probable inflow conditions, except that Green Mountain
<br />Reservoir would be lowered to 60,000 a,f, content by the end of
<br />April, The Cities of Denver and Colorado Springs would withhold
<br />all available Blue River water totaling about 40,000 a.f. during
<br />the May-July period, With minimum releases to downstream rights,
<br />Green Mountain Reservoir would fill by the end of July, Required
<br />releases during August and September would lower reservoir storage
<br />to about 122,000 a.f. by the end of the year. All available water
<br />totaling about 27,000 a.f. would be pumped from Willow Creek
<br />Reservoir to Lake Granby during the season. Adams Tunnel diversions
<br />would be increased starting in February to extent allowed by limited
<br />storage in Lake Granby, The reservoir would fill to only 245,000 a,f.
<br />content at the end of June. Supplemental irrigation delivery of
<br />nearly 300,000 a.f, during the year would deplete Colorado~ig
<br />Thompson Project reserves by over 148,000 a,f, Sufficient water
<br />would be available for a full irrigation delivery to all projects
<br />on the North Platte System. Combined storage on the system would
<br />be depleted by nearly 575,000 a,f, With no accrual, Kendrick Project
<br />storage water ownership would be only 218,000 a,f. at the end of the
<br />water year, After normal winter draw down, releases from Boysen
<br />Reservoir would be limited to minimum downstream requirements
<br />throughout the season. Boysen Reservoir would fill to 686,000 a,f,
<br />by the end of June and carry-over storage would be well below average
<br />at the end of the water year, With minimum required releases,
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