Fast forward to this year. There was no way we were going to fill the reservoir due to legal constraints. The State, however, made a deal to store some water which would be released during the peak of the Spring runoff to benefit an endangered fish in the Rio Grande. I only had a short period of time to release this water. I threw out the suggestion that we could do a flow similar to 2009 if the parties were in agreement. Everyone thought it would be a great idea. I suggested going to 2500 cfs, but after the meeting it was decided to go big and target 4000. Back in '09 it was 5500, so there was no danger of damage. And so we just finished the operation. We'll have to wait and see if it was a success based on the reports from the biologists. The one good thing is that a co-worker who deals with the ecology folks has said that the buzz is that this was mostly my doing. I'm hoping that it will have been a rousing success and perhaps I'll get a letter of appreciation instead of a letter of reprimand. *crosses claws* Even if I'm not formally recognized, it will be nice to be known as a champion of healthy rivers.
The Silver Lining
Fast forward to this year. There was no way we were going to fill the reservoir due to legal constraints. The State, however, made a deal to store some water which would be released during the peak of the Spring runoff to benefit an endangered fish in the Rio Grande. I only had a short period of time to release this water. I threw out the suggestion that we could do a flow similar to 2009 if the parties were in agreement. Everyone thought it would be a great idea. I suggested going to 2500 cfs, but after the meeting it was decided to go big and target 4000. Back in '09 it was 5500, so there was no danger of damage. And so we just finished the operation. We'll have to wait and see if it was a success based on the reports from the biologists. The one good thing is that a co-worker who deals with the ecology folks has said that the buzz is that this was mostly my doing. I'm hoping that it will have been a rousing success and perhaps I'll get a letter of appreciation instead of a letter of reprimand. *crosses claws* Even if I'm not formally recognized, it will be nice to be known as a champion of healthy rivers.
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