AHRA waterflow Announcements

August 18, 2025

Water Order FAP 25-42

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


GENERAL
Beginning conduit flows to support power generation.

Sugarloaf Dam
Monday, August 18, 2025 08:00 Hrs.
Begin to move 300 cfs from Sugarloaf Dam to Mt Elbert Forebay through the Mt Elbert conduit.

Maintain until further notice.

August 17, 2025

Water Order FAP 25-41

Mount Elbert Powerplant
Subject: Project Operations


GENERAL
Contract releases to support the VFMP are ramping down by 90 cfs Monday morning. After these flow changes, we will have about 190 cfs contract release and the rest native.

Twin Lakes Dam
Monday, August 18, 2025 0900 Hrs.
Decrease the reservoir release by 45 cfs. After this change, the flow at the Lake Creek gage below Twin Lakes is expected to decrease from 323 cfs to 278 cfs.

Monday, August 18, 2025 0930 Hrs.
Decrease the reservoir release by 45 cfs. After this change, the flow at the Lake Creek gage below Twin Lakes is expected to decrease from 278 cfs to 233 cfs.


Maintain until further notice.

August 16, 2025

Water Order FAP 25-40

Mount Elbert Powerplant
Subject: Project Operations


GENERAL
Contract releases to support the VFMP are ramping down by 90 cfs Sunday afternoon.
After these flow changes, we will have about 280 cfs contract release and the rest native.

Twin Lakes Dam
Sunday, August 17, 2025 1400 Hrs.
Decrease the reservoir release by 45 cfs. After this change, the flow at the Lake Creek gage below Twin Lakes is expected to decrease from 413 cfs to 368 cfs.

Sunday, August 17, 2025 1430 Hrs.
Decrease the reservoir release by 45 cfs. After this change, the flow at the Lake Creek gage below Twin Lakes is expected to decrease from 368 cfs to 323 cfs.


Maintain until further notice.

August 15, 2025

Water Order FAP 25-39

Mount Elbert Powerplant
Subject: Project Operations


GENERAL
Reclamation project releases to support the VFMP are ending midnight today.

Twin Lakes Dam
Saturday, August 16, 2025 00:00 Hrs.
Convert 295 cfs of the project release to Twin Lakes contract release. The project release will be 0 cfs.

Maintain until further notice.

August 12, 2025

Water Order FAP 25-38

Mount Elbert Powerplant
Subject: Project Operations


GENERAL
Flows at Wellsville are close to target, trying to maintain current levels.

Twin Lakes Dam
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 08:00 Hrs.
Increase the project release by 10 cfs from 285 cfs to 295 cfs.

Maintain until further notice.