[Awclist] Flow Digest-Rio Chama

[Sara Traub]

Hi Everyone,
 
Here is the forcasted flow for the upcoming weekend as well as the club's position on Chama flows for the summer. Thank you Norm Gaume for representing the club in this matter. 
 
Thanks,
 
Sara Traub, Prez.


The Adobe Whitewater Club of New Mexico prefers that reservoir operations be
coordinated to provide Chama River flows downstream of El Vado for the
Memorial Day holiday plus July and August. Hopefully, additional sources of
water can be secured that are needed downstream and that can be re-regulated
at Abiquiu Reservoir to increase the weekend flows above the 500 cfs level.

The principle reason for the AWC preference is that there are many other
locations for river running during June.

Regards,

Norm Gaume for the AWC Board


On 5/17/05 5:31 PM, "Steve Harris" wrote:

> 
> ALL: We have received John Bailey's figures for flows on the coming weekend:
> 
> 5-20 Friday to 3000 cfs
> 5-21 Saturday 2000 cfs
> 5-22 Sunday 1000 cfs
> 5-23 Monday 250 cfs
> 5-24 Tuesday 100 cfs
> 
> Today, I spoke directly (though briefly) with water ops chief at the
> Bureau. She indicated that they are planning to provide Memorial Day
> weekend flows, if BLM will work with them. I believe that it is time to
> pull together a consensus on recreation this summer, all of us on this list
> and Adobe Whitewater Club.
> 
> I also spoke with Mark Sanchez at the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Water
> Utility Authority. He assures me that they are now working with the MRGCD
> on delivery of the 15,000 af of SJC payback water. The BLM and their
> clients, the river recreation community, now need to decide how they want
> this administered. I suggest that we need some high level attention from
> BLM (and other partners: Utility Conservancy, Bureau) and an inclusive,
> transparent process, starting now, if we are to build a basis for this
> program long term.
> 
> Decision: My suggestion is we decide whether to request 500 cfs, Fri-Sun
> for next 7 weeks (May 28-July 11) or Memorial Day, plus July and August.
> 
> Come on folks, let's work together, please.
> 
> Boaters: See attachment to track progress of Article 7 (Elephant Butte
> plus Caballo must = 434 kaf).
> 
> Steve Harris
>



		
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