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COLORADO BASIN May, 1998 <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of 0.1 indicates that for April the COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br /> basin water supplies were near normal. The Natural 5 Svrad water Supply InWx History <br /> _ <br /> Resources Conservation Service reports May 1 snowpack as 4 <br /> 102% of normal. Flow at the gaging station Colorado River - 3 , , -� <br /> near Dotsero averaged 1,996 cfs as compared to the long term <br /> average of 1,818 cfs. Storage in Green Mountain,Ruedi, and 2- _: _ � <br /> Williams Fork reservoirs totaled 109%of normal as of the end a. <br /> . , <br /> of April. R °- n I I � f-f <br /> Junior water right users are irrigating and storing _,_; 'j 1 : ; <br /> while the runoff hydrograph is gaining momentum. Although 2-' '� r <br /> precipitation is below normal, snowpack is above normal and o f <br /> there is currently abundant water for all uses. -3 <br /> JANB9 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN41 JAN9S JAN96 JAN97 JAN98 <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns I NYWYEAR <br /> The Colorado Water Conservation Board's minimum <br /> stream flow filing in the 15 Mile Reach (located on the <br /> Colorado River from Palisade down stream to the Gunnison <br /> River) lost support from environmental groups and the U.S. <br /> Fish <br /> T��and <br /> j'' .Wildlife Service for <br /> being "compris�eyd, not COLORADO RIVER NR. DOTSERO <br /> meaningful,and watered down". The filing has been in Water 1.4 FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> Court since December of 1995 and has over 41 objectors. 1.3 <br /> The Forest Guardians, a New Mexico based 1.2 <br /> 1.1 <br /> environmentalist group, is planning to challenge the Upper s , <br /> Colorado River Basin Compact citing significant harm to water : D.9 <br /> quality and river ecosystems. The group believes the compact .i <br /> °.7 <br /> violates the Clean Water Act,the Endangered Species Act,and <br /> the National Environmental Policy Act. = 0.3 <br /> °.4 <br /> Public Use Impacts 0.3 <br /> 0.2 <br /> The 5th annual Children's Water Festival is scheduled D,1 <br /> for May 12 and 13 at Mesa State College in Grand Junction. 0 <br /> Oet Nov Dae Jan FAO March April Nny <br /> The festival,sponsored by the Ute Water Conservancy District, Ml7NTN <br /> is an educational opportunity with over 40 presenters for ° ► (1984) o DRY(19773 a AVG x 11198 <br /> nearly 1,500 5th grade students. <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> 70 COLORACO RIVER BASIN <br /> • <br /> t, <br /> ., 40-:////"\\ <br /> $i <br /> bi 3D <br /> n <br /> i 20 <br /> o-wn MlOuntyln gyOl WI I I Iowa Fork <br /> ® Av.. 4/!°....At. ® 4/30/98 GOnton24 <br /> 7 <br />