Office of the Delaware River Master
Thermal Release Request
NYSDEC has requested an 6 hour +200 cfs pulse from Cannonsville to address potentially high water temperatures tomorrow.
Due to a directed release from the Office of the Delaware River Master, this pulse is expected to debit about 20 cfs-days from the thermal bank. There are currently about 749 cfs-days remaining in the bank, so there will be about 729 cfs-days remaining in the bank after the pulse.
Cannonsville Reservoir Requested Ramping Schedule
August 11
| Time | Beginning Flow (cfs) |
Ending Flow (cfs) |
Loss/Gain (cfs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 500 | 700 | +200 |
| 6:00 AM | 700 | 600 | -100 |
| 7:00 AM | 600 | 500 | -100 |
| The Cannonsville pulse will start at 12:00 AM 8/11 with one step up, maintained at 700 cfs for 6 hours, and then be reduced in two steps: one to 600 cfs at 6:00 AM and one to 500 cfs at 7:00 AM. | |||
Requested By:
Brenan Tarrier
Professional Engineer 1, Division of Water
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation