Mount Elbert Powerplant, Attn: Facility Manager
Subject: Project Operations

GENERAL
Sugarloaf Hydropower Plant will test pump repairs.

Sugarloaf Dam
Thursday, May 20, 2026 between 08:00 Hrs and 12:00 Hrs.
Release 150 cfs through the hydropower plant to test repairs. After the repairs have been tested,
return to normal bypass flows.

From USBR: We're going to increase the release from Twin by 10 cfs at 08:00 this morning. After the gate operation, we'll be releasing 25 cfs, all of it native. 

From USBR: The flows at Portland are over 190 cfs. We will decrease the native release from Twin to 15 cfs at 14:00 today, The release is all native.

From USBR: We're going to increase the release from Turquoise today by 3 cfs between 0930 and 1000 hrs.  After this gate change, we'll be releasing approximately 14 cfs native. 

From USBR: We're going to decrease the release from Turquoise today by 6 cfs at 1600 hrs.  After this gate change, we'll be releasing approximately 9 cfs native.