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CJ (:) N ..... Ut en ARKANSAS RIVER COMPACT ADMINISTRATION 307 SOUTH FIFTH STREET, LAMAR, COLORADO 8 I 052 7 I 9-336-9696 FOR COLORADO CHAIRMAN AND FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR KANSAs PETER H. EVANS {ACTINO), DENVER LARRY E. TRUJILLO, SR. DAVID L. POPE, TOPEKA JAMES G. ROGERS, LAMAR PUEBLO, COLORADO DAVID A. BRENN, GARDEN CITY THOMAS R. POINTON, LAS ANIt-'!AS RANDY HAYZLETT, LAKIN December I, 1999 Mr. David Brenn, Chairman Arkansas River Compact Administration - Operations Committee, 1998-1999 Mr. James Rogers, Member Arkansas River Compact Administration - Operations Committee, 1998-1999 Gentlemen, The purposes of this letter report are: I) to provide you with a summary of accounting of the operation of John Martin Reservoir for the 1998-1999 compact year which is incorporated and made a part hereof; 2) to review the status of Reports of the Operations Secretary previously submitted but not yet approved by the Arkansas River Compact Administration and to describe the status of efforts that have been made to clarify and resolve issues of concern regarding such reports that have been raised by the Assistant Operations Secretary; and 3) to suggest action items to be taken by this committee on December 6, 1999. Summary of Onerations In accordance with the April 24, 1980 Resolution of the Arkansas River Compact Administration, Concerning an Operating Plan for John Martin Reservoir as amended (1980 Operating Plan), the 1998/1999 "period of winter storage" began at 0000 hours on November 1,1998. At that time the volUIIle of water in the reservoir was 242,351.00 a.f. distributed as follows: 228,642.45 a.f. in agreement accounts; 9,039.87 a.f. in the permanent recreation pool; and 4,848.68 a.f. in the offset account. Included in agreement accounts were 113,847.46 a.f. in the Kansas Section II account, a total of 104,561.98 a.f. in Colorado Section II accounts, 1,502.99 a.f. in the transit loss account; and 8,730.02 a.f. in the Amity Section III account. Also, from that time, all inflows to John Martin Reservoir (except 299.07 a.f. credited to the offset account during November 1998) were accrued to conservation storage as indicated by increases to the winter compact account.