WSP10420

• File Number: 8143.800
• Description: John Martin Reservoir
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Date: 1/1/2001
• Author: SEO
• Title: Report of the State Engineer Concerning Accounting of the Operations of an Offset Account in John Martin Reservoir for Colorado Pumping 2001
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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During the period referred to above, there was one release of water from the Offset
Account requested by the Kansas Chief Engineer. The release is summarized as
follows:

Summary of Release (June 18. 2001 - June 21. 2001)
(From August 31,2001 letter in Section 3)

Release from Kansas Storage Charge subaccount = 467.10 acre-feet

Release from Kansas Consumable Water subaccount =
330.58+991.74+146.31 = 1468.63 acre-feet

Release from Colorado Downstream Consumable Water subaccount =
378.33+345.84 = 724.17 acre-feet

Total quantity released = 2659.90 acre-feet

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Section 3 of this report provides copies of the letters reporting each delivery of water
to the Offset Account as required by paragraph 3 of the Amended Resolution and
copies of the letters reporting each release of water from the Offset Account.

Credit for Colorado Consumptive Use Water

Section 4 of this report provides copies of the monthly letters reporting Colorado
pumping and Offset Account operations that were prepared and submitted in
accordance with paragraph 12 of the Amended Resolution.

At 2400 hours, October 31,2001 the Offset Account contained 2687.39 acre-feet.

The Colorado State Engineer and the Kansas Chief Engineer have coordinated
Offset Account operations successfully through their respective delegates throughout
the year. Colorado continues to solicit suggestions and desires to fully discuss any
measures that might have the effect of minimizing Kansas' cost of rnonitoring use of the