[Awclist] Operating Plan for Middle Rio Grande (Incl Chama)

[Tim Scofield]

Sorry I didn't catch the press announcement earlier. My understanding is
that during the release season (late June - July) There will be no weekend
releases, only steady flows. The rumor I heard was that the Heron lake area
property owners pressured the Bernalillo/Albuquerque water utility to keep
water in Heron for as long as possible.

Tim

Who: Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

What: Release of Annual Operating Plan for the Middle Rio Grande

When: Thursday, April 09, 2015, at 1:30 p.m.

Where: Bureau of Reclamation Albuquerque Area Office, 555 Broadway
Boulevard Northeast, Suite 100, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Rio Grande Room
Why: To learn more about the process used for determining this year’s
operating plan, water forecast, water storage, potential for water storage
and release.

How: Contact Mary Carlson at (505) 462-3576 with any questions. For remote
participation via web ex/conference call, contact Adrienne Putnam (
aputnam at usbr.gov) at (505) 462-3651.

Background: Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would like to
invite the public to our annual meeting to explain plans for water
operations along the Middle Rio Grande in 2015. There is a below average
snowpack in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, but it looks better
than it has in recent years. The presentation will cover the process for
determining the plan for water operations. It will include a review of the
2014 water predictions, as compared to what actually happened, related to
storage and release. The presenters will then explain the 2015 water
forecast, potential for storage and release, and impacts to water-related
recreation.
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