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Commissioners temporarily set lake outflow to 20 cubic feet per second as levels rise
Summary
Granite County commissioners voted to increase lake releases to 20 cubic feet per second for one week to match inflows after recent precipitation and rising lake levels; staff were asked to monitor inflows and adjust if needed.
Granite County commissioners voted to temporarily raise the county-managed lake outflow to 20 cubic feet per second for one week to match recent higher inflows, commissioners said during the meeting.
A county water-management official reported a lake elevation of about 6,428.84 (units as reported) and recommended increasing releases. "So, as of right now, it's 6428.838880.04 global pool, and that's at 15. What's your recommendation? I motion to move it to 20 CFS," a commissioner said during the meeting.
Commissioner Brad voiced support for the change and noted recent increases in inflow; staff and other commissioners agreed to monitor inflows and adjust as conditions change. County staff described recent inflows around 8.04 (weekly observation) and noted last week's inflow of 8.76; commissioners said matching outflow to inflow would stabilize the lake level while more precipitation is expected.
The motion to modify the outflow to 20 cubic feet per second was seconded and approved by voice vote. Commissioners asked staff to notify partners (Pat Safel, Adam Strainer and Steven Begley were named as contacts) and to monitor lake-level data daily for the week-long temporary modification.
Staff planned to send the outflow change immediately to the operations contact so the release could be adjusted quickly if additional moisture increased inflow further.
