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Hi guys, Midterm Grade of C- It looked like the ramping problem was nearing a resolution, and it still may be, but DEP fell down on the job. The ramp down over the last 36 hours was all accomplished in one fast decline from 1100 to 340 cfs on the West Branch. Pepacton was done over 3 ramp...

Hi guys, Looks like NYC has responded to the yo-yo problem in a positive way. The release on the WB and EB was lowered some and then allowed to stabilize again or a couple of days. Hopefully, this will continue as the rivers are ramped down to their summer release levels.. We still are...

Hi Rusty, Well stated. I agree that we still need to get bigger numbers into the matrix. Certainly May needs improvement. April yo yos between 1500 and 110 are no good for the river. Even the L2 minimum release of 80 for most of the winter, needs a boost. I think that as NYC sees these...

Hi, The drop in release has begun. The test will be to see if they complete the drop in three days, as in FFMP, or release more slowly over several days. The inflow into Cannonsville is still about 1000 cfs, so this is the ideal time to see if they try to match the inflow instead of a more...

Hi Rusty, You say this year is a joke and I do not understand what you mean? Your simple explanation as to what should happen is pretty much what FFMP is based on. When there is lots of water in the reservoirs (now), release more water (1500 cfs on WB and 700 on EB) and when there is less...

Hi guys, As usual, if it is run by government, it is incredibly complicated. The Rivermasters job is to maintain the Montague Target. They actually do a pretty good job of adhering to the interpretation of the Supreme Court decree. Basically, it says to keep a minimum flow at Montague of...

Hi, Here is the first opportunity to see if in fact the modifications to the FFMP are going to help. The flows this April showed a flaw in the FFMP. When the reservoir was spilling, the release was 1500. When the reservoir stoped spilling the release dropped to 110 cfs. This cycled...