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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I FOR COLORADO c N -.J ...J ARKANSAS RIVER COMPACT ADMINISTRATION 307 SOUTH FIFTH STRE~, LAMAR, COLORADO 8 1052 7 I 9-336-9696 CHAIRMAN AND FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR KANSAS RODNEY KUHARICH, DENVER AURELIO SISNEROS DAVID L. POPE, TOPEKA JAMES G. ROGERS, LAMAR PUEBLO, COLORADO DAYID A. BRENN, GARDEN CITY THOMAS R, POINTON, LAs ANIMAS RANDY HAYZLElT, LAKIN December I, 2000 Mr. James Rogers, Chairman Arkansas River Compact Administration - Operations Committee, 1999-2000 Mr. David Brenn, Member Arkansas River Compact Administration - Operations Committee, 1999-2000 Gentlemen, The purposes of this letter report are to provide you with a summary of accounting of the operation of John Martin Reservoir for the 1999-2000 Compact year which is incorporated and made a part hereof, to briefly review some of the events of the past year, and to note activities that remain to be done. Before proceeding further, I want to recognize the exemplary service provided to the people of the states of Colorado and Kansas by Mr.William F. "Bill" Howland during his tenure working with the Arkansas River Compact Administration and in particular by assisting me in fulfilling my duties as Operations Secretary. Bill concluded a twenty-two year career with the Colorado Division of Water Resources by retiring on September 27, 2000. Summary of Operations At the close of the Compact year, on October 31, 1999, the ending balance of all accounts in John Martin Reservoir totaled 326,209.82 acre-feet (a.f.). Revised elevation- area-capacity tables provided by the United States Army Corps of Engineers became effective as of November 1,1999. These tables indicate that the storage capacity of the reservoir below the then existent elevation (3850.17 ft.) is reduced by 1831 a.f. Adjustments were made to individual account balances in proportion to the amount of water in them at the end of the Compact year.