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C) c,) N 1-6 c..n --.I Mr. David Brenn and Mr. James Rogers December I, 1999 Page 2 Beginning on November 15,1998, pursuant to the provisions of Section III (sometimes referred to as Article III) of the 1980 Operating Plan the storage of certain other water was credited to the winter water account prior to distribution to the specific Section III accounts in accordance with the approved 'Pueblo winter storage plan'. This distribution occurred on March 15, 1999 through a transfer (shown as a release) of the balance remaining in the winter water account to the individual Section (Article) III accounts according to their entitlements and concurrent transfers of 3 5% of such amounts to the transit loss account and Kansas and Colorado Section II accounts as provided for by Section III D of the 1980 Operating Plan. On January II, 1999 a transfer of 165.33 a.f. was made from the offset account to the winter compact account for return flow maintenance considerations. This action resulted in no net increase to reservoir storage. Similarly, transfers totaling 834.00 a.f. were made from Colorado Section II accounts to the offset account on March 31, 1999. These transfers are shown as releases totaling 800.00 a.f. from Sisson-Stubbs' summer stored water and 1998 winter stored water accounts and a release of 34.00 a.f. from the X- Y summer stored water account with a corresponding inflow to the offset account. The purpose for these transfers was to provide for the annual offset account storage charge and is discussed in a separate report by the Colorado State Engineer. As of 2400 hours on March 31, 1999, the net increase to storage in accounts (prior to assessment of storage charges) was 93,337.21 a.f. Of this amount, 52,218.75 a.f. went to conservation storage, 41,819.39 a.f. went to the winter water account, and 299.07 a.f. went into the offset account. Transfer from conservation storage into accounts began pursuant to Sections II A and II D of the 1980 Operating Plan at 0000 hour on April I , 1999 at the rate of 1250.00 cfs. As explained in last year's report, all accruals of inflow to conservation storage on and after April I of each year and prior to the first exhaustion of conservation storage is assigned to an account entitled "Summer Compact Water". Conservation storage was first exhausted at 0744 hour on April 28, 1999. During this interval, an additional 10,691.38 a.f. was added to conservation storage and a total of61,554.75 a.f. was transferred from conservation storage into Section II accounts. Although the City of Lamar requested and ultimately received approval to utilize John Martin Reservoir to regulate releases of Fryingpan-Arkansas Project water for municipal use, no such deliveries were made to John Martin Reservoir in 1999. See Section 3 of this report for related documentation.