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Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Water Year 2014 Summary of Actual Operations Water Year 2015 Annual Operating Plans U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Great Plains Region ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT WATER YEAR 2014 OPERATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. GENERAL ............................................................................................................................. 1 II. PROJECT FEATURES IN OPERATION DURING WY2014 ........................................... 2 III. HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS AND WEATHER EVENTS IN WY2014 ...................... 5 IV. SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS DURING WY2014 ........................................................ 8 APPENDIX A: WY2014 TABLES 1. Ruedi Reservoir Operations .................................................................................................. 19 2. Ruedi Reservoir Releases for Contracts .............................................................................. 20 3. Ruedi Reservoir Releases for Endangered Fish ................................................................... 21 4. Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Transmountain Diversions ...................................................... 28 5. Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Imports - Charles H. Boustead Tunnel Outlet ....................... 29 6. Turquoise Lake Operations ................................................................................................... 31 7. Twin Lakes/Mt. Elbert Forebay Operations ........................................................................ 32 8. Mt. Elbert Pumped-Storage Power Plant Operations .......................................................... 33 9. Pueblo Reservoir Operations ............................................................................................... 34 10. Reservoir Storage Allocation Data .................................................................................... 35 11. Monthly Evaporation Factors ............................................................................................ 36 12. Monthly Evaporation ......................................................................................................... 37 13. Monthly Precipitation ........................................................................................................ 38 14. Flood Control Benefits ....................................................................................................... 39 APPENDIX B: WY2014 EXHIBITS 1. Meredith CO Monthly Precipitation ................................................................................. 41 2. Ruedi Reservoir Monthly Evaporation ............................................................................. 42 3. Ruedi Reservoir Actual Operations .................................................................................. 43 4. Fryingpan River near Thomasville Daily Discharge ........................................................ 44 5. Boustead Tunnel Actual Operations ................................................................................. 45 6. Homestake Tunnel Actual Operations .............................................................................. 46 i 7. Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel Actual Operations.......................................................................... 47 8. Turquoise Lake (Sugar Loaf Dam) Monthly Precipitation ............................................... 48 9. Turquoise Lake (Sugar Loaf Dam) Monthly Evaporation ................................................ 49 10. Turquoise Lake (Sugarloaf Dam) Actual Operations ....................................................... 50 11. Mt. Elbert Conduit Inflow Actual Operations .................................................................. 51 12. Twin Lakes Monthly Precipitation ................................................................................... 52 13. Twin Lakes Dam and Mt. Elbert Forebay Monthly Evaporation ...................................... 53 14. Twin Lakes/Mt. Elbert Forebay Actual Operations .......................................................... 54 15. Pueblo Dam Monthly Precipitation .................................................................................. 55 16. Pueblo Reservoir Winter Water Inflow ............................................................................ 56 17. Releases of Pueblo Reservoir Winter .............................................................................. 57 18. Pueblo Dam Monthly Evaporation ................................................................................... 58 19. Pueblo Reservoir Actual Operations ................................................................................. 59 20. Releases of Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Water ............................................................... 60 APPENDIX C: TWIN LAKES RESERVOIR AND CANAL COMPANY EXCHANGE WITH FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT WATER Twin Lakes Canal Company Exchange with Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Water ................... 61 Twin Lake Tunnel Imports ....................................................................................................... 63 Twin Lakes Canal Company Storage ....................................................................................... 64 APPENDIX D: DAILY DISCHARGE RECORDS, FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT COLLECTION SYSTEM Carter Feeder Conduit near Norrie, CO .................................................................................... 65 North Fork Fryingpan River Feeder Conduit near Norrie, CO ................................................. 66 South Fork Fryingpan River Feeder Conduit near Norrie, CO ................................................. 67 Mormon Creek Feeder Conduit near Norrie, CO ..................................................................... 68 North Cunningham Feeder Conduit near Norrie, CO ............................................................... 69 Middle Cunningham Feeder Conduit near Norrie, CO ............................................................. 70 Ivanhoe Creek Feeder Conduit near Norrie, CO ...................................................................... 71 Lily Pad Creek Feeder Conduit near Norrie, CO ...................................................................... 72 Granite Creek Feeder Conduit near Norrie, CO ....................................................................... 73 ii No Name Creek Feeder Conduit near Norrie, CO .................................................................... 74 Midway Creek Feeder Conduit near Norrie, CO ...................................................................... 75 Hunter Creek Feeder Conduit near Norrie, CO ........................................................................ 76 Sawyer Creek Feeder Conduit near Norrie, CO ....................................................................... 77 Chapman Gulch Feeder Conduit near Norrie, CO .................................................................... 78 Fryingpan River Feeder Conduit near Norrie, CO.................................................................... 79 APPENDIX E: FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT OPERATING PRINCIPLES iii iv PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS August 16, 1962 Project authorized under Public Law 87-590 August 1964 Construction began on Ruedi Dam November 2, 1965 Started excavating Charles H. Boustead Tunnel December 1965 Construction began on Sugar Loaf Dam April 15, 1968 Breached old Sugar Loaf Dam May 1968 Began storing water in Ruedi Reservoir June 15, 1969 Charles H. Boustead Tunnel "holed through" July 1970 Construction began on Pueblo Dam - first contract May 16, 1972 Initial Project diversion (Chapman, South Fork, and Fryingpan) June 7, 1972 Initial diversion from Sawyer Creek July 1972 Construction began on Pueblo Dam - second contract July 1972 First sale of Project transmountain water January 9, 1974 Began storing water in Pueblo Reservoir May 6, 1974 Initial diversion from Lily Pad May 4, 1976 Initial diversion from Ivanhoe Creek May 1977 First replacement water released from Ruedi Reservoir June 1977 First sale of water from Ruedi Reservoir Adopted the recommended bypass flow of 15 cfs or natural inflow, November 22, 1977 whichever is less on Lake Creek below Twin Lakes Dam June 1, 1979 Initial diversion from Middle Cunningham Creek June 4, 1979 Initial diversion from Mormon Creek June 14, 1979 Initial diversion from North Cunningham Creek v May 8, 1980 Initial diversion from Hunter, Midway and No Name Creek Diversions June 4, 1980 Initial diversion from North Fork and South Cunningham Federal Register notification of availability of water from Ruedi December 8, 1980 Reservoir April 28, 1981 Initial diversion from Carter May 6, 1981 Initial diversion from Granite Creek June 1, 1981 Assume operation at Twin Lakes Dam June 23, 1981 Mt. Elbert Forebay filled September 29, 1981 Mt. Elbert Power Plant dedicated Mt. Elbert Unit #1 was made commercially available to WAPA for October 1, 1981 their use May 5, 1982 Initial diversion from Halfmoon Creek July 29, 1982 Turquoise Lake filled for first time Initial diversion from south outlet works at Pueblo Dam for Pueblo September 14, 1983 West Mt. Elbert Unit #2 was made commercially available to WAPA for August 9, 1984 their use May 24, 1985 Began storing water under Arkansas River Decree July 1, 1985 Initial diversion through Fountain Valley Conduit August 1985 Ruedi Hydroplant began operations November 27, 1985 Twin Lakes pipeline began operations May 7, 1986 Sugar Loaf Hydroplant began operations June 1986 Imports restricted
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