1. Division Engineer Water Supply Report Gunnison State of the River Meeting June 1, 2015 Bob W. Hurford, P.E. Division Engineer Water Division 4

2. Basin Map

3. 19 States & Mexico Rely on Colorado Water

4. Water Deliveries in Colorado  Agriculture 86%  Municipal/Domestic 7%  Recreation/Fisheries 3%  Industrial/Commercial 2%  Augmentation 1%  Recharge 1%

5. Typical SNOTEL Site

7. Grand Mesa Snow Measurement

11. Basin Map

12. Snowpack in Gunnison Basin as a whole % Seasonal Peak = 70%

13. Snowpack Above Blue Mesa % Seasonal Peak = 74%

14. Snowpack Above Paonia % Seasonal Peak = 71%

15. Snowpack Above Ridgway % Seasonal Peak = 79%

16. Record Late Peak at Red Mountain Pass

20. More Precip Data for May  Montrose - 2.22” vs 0.98” average > 200%  Gunnison - 2.47” vs 0.78” average > 300%  Paonia - 4.04” vs 0.99” average > 400%

21. Visitor Center Parking Lot Grand Mesa May 24, 2015

22. Looking Ahead in 2015  High antecedent soil moisture conditions resulting decent runoff.  Excellent carryover storage due to late season moisture last year.  Average temperature conditions predicted for the next three months in the Gunnison Basin  Above average temperature conditions predicted for the next three months in the Gunnison Basin  Overall, good water supply for irrigation season with the exception of the North Fork area.  El Nino conditions

23.  El Niño conditions are present.  There is an approximately 90% chance that El Niño conditions will continue through Northern Hemisphere summer 2015, and a greater than 80% chance it will last through 2015. What about El Nino?

24. 3-Month Temperature Outlook

25. 3-Month Precipitation Outlook